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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13

MT Hartman says, With sheer, that much of the late trading in the stocK market "has been in circles" an open admission of manipulation. The same condition is true of the money market. The money and credit of dozen great railroad systems and industrials have been at the disposal of the group of big market gamblers, and they have used it to the limit. They do not borrow money directly from the treasuries of the corpo- rations over which they have control; they go through the formula of first de- posting it with favored banks and trust companies and then borrowing 1t of these fiscal Institutions, over which they also have maligned control. The money thus borrowed has been employed for the last three or ofur months in running a gigan- tic bull campaign in stocks ahd is still being used in the same way. How much longer the men in official control of the ban!-s and trust companies will permit this fragrant misuse of funds to go on is an open question. They appear to be in no haste to call halt and the work. of mark ing up quotations proceeds merrily and without interruption. Banker illustrations Of pyramid building or parleying have never been seen in Wall street. Carried on by people of lesser importance, it would not be tolerated. The watch dogs of the street would go gunning for the guilty ones. As 1t is. people can only look on and wonder when and how the show will end. The average of prices of stocks Is now higher than it was before the panic of last O 4. There is nothing in earn ings of )1rations or in the general business Situation that warrants any such level of prices. All the good things that can possibly happen within the next six months or a year plus all the good things that have happened since recover ing from the panic have been discounted in the advance which has taken place. Some people claim that everything favor able has been double discounted. And still the banks and trust companies yield Ing up vast sums to the gamblers at al- most nominal interest rates, there ap- pears to be no good reason why the play
 CTS should desst They might just as well mark Union Pacific up to 200, Read ing to 175. Erie to 75, Steel common to par, as not There is no organized op- position. no bear party and no bears of consequence. They have the game all to themselves. and as long as they feel like trading. in circles, there is none to say them nay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
Geneva Congress Adjourns.

Geneva. September 12.-The interna- tional congress of the White Cross as- sociation adjourned today to meet in Paris in 1909. The congress, which has been in session here for the past week, has had under advisement plans for the repression of the adulteration of food. One of its chief endeavors has been to properly define certain food products so that they might be placed under a pure food law. The last work of the congress was the adoption of definitions of ice, oils and certain drugs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
Milton Young Will Sell Out.

Lexington. Ky, September 12.-Col Mill ton Young has decided to dispose of his entire McGrathiana stud and arranged with the Fasig-Tipton company of New York today to take charge of the sale here October 27. 2S and 29. The sale will be held in a tent on the farm and will be the biggest ever held in Kentucky by one man. Five hundred stallions and brood mares will be sold and will include the noted stallions Woolthorpe, Cesarion and Sempronius as well as 35 Hanover mares, 35 Cesarion weanlings and 55 Han over bred mares.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
Will oroanize Eastern Star.

Anniston, September 12.-(special.)-un- der the auspices of Anniston lodge No. 443. A. F. & A. M, chapter of the order of the Eastern Stars will be organized at o'clock Monday night. Mrs. Elizabeth Slater of Birmingham, Mrs. R. M. Cum nngham of Ensley and number of ladies from the Hefn chapter will be present to aid in the organization. The wives, widows, mothers, daughters and sisters of Master Masons In good standing are eligible for membership in the order and are invited to attend. Refreshments will he served in the Masonic hall at the conclusion of the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS
 AT JESSE FRENCH'S SALE

in condition as good as it ever was. 1t is a slightly used instrument and would make a valuable addition to the equip ment of any college for concerts and en- tertainments.
 The Jesse French company is selling a large number of pianos and organs at prices that are below all competition. These instruments are slightly used and many of them are as good as new. They are painos and organs that have been taken in exchange for new instruments and others which have been rented out for a short tune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13

Among the special bargains that are being offered at the great removal sale of pianos and organs of the Jesse French Piano and Organ company at 201S Second avenue are two vocallions; one large, two manual peddle base Henry F. Miller organ, and one Weber full concert grand plano.
 All four of these instruments are in exceptionally fine condition and Man ager Holcombe has made a great reduc- ton in the price on them. The Weber Grand piano has been repaired and put
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
Schools Open Tomorrow.

Sheffield, September 12.-(Special.) )-The Sheffield city schools will open for tie 190S-9 term next Monday. Superintendent Puckett will again be in charge and the faculty will be the same as last year. with one NNcepton. Miss Pearl Belser suc- ceeding Miss Yula Strickland, resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
Award $5 Damaqe.

Florence, September R.-(Special)-The jury in the damage suit of Laura Blank enship against Henry Mitchell and his wife, Nora Mitchell, in which the plain tiff sought to recover s5OOo for an assault with a knife, returned a verdict yesterday evening acquitting Mitchell and awarding damages in the case of his wife for $5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13

originating on the stock exchange must be taken with grain of allowance. If gambling in stocks could be stopped, or even very greatly reduced the value of membership would fall 10 per cent and all those who now hold seats would be obliged to get into some other occupation to keep from starving to death. Referring to developments in the A. o. Brown mat ter, 1t may be said that tho bankruptcy proceedings are being hurried along as fast as possible under the active direc- ton of ex-Congressman Littleton, late of Maine, who is a receiver. Interest in the probable fate of the partners in the firm is on the wane. It is not generally believed that they will be able to make much headway against the stock ex- change authorities, even though they should attempt to make a grand-stand play m relf-defense. They are a good deal in the position of the bull that stood in the middle of the railroad track and beloved defiance to the on-coming loco motive: it's courage might be admirable but high opinion could not be held as to It's discretion. It Is automatic in Wall street that no one man or set of men in tine stock exchange is as big $ the street itself Members of the Brown firm are in a fair way to discover this important fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13

s.rapye and almost unbelievable story Is going around that Thomas fortuhS Ryan is lending his active support 10 movement to stop gambling on me s'och exchange He Is said to hold the opinloh that it should be abolished and that IF oonstitntes A grave business immortality. This from Mir Ryan will strike the gen aral nublie and the stock gambling 1ra- ternity as amusing. It would be, 1T Ir were not true that Mir. Ryan IS really against irresponsible speeuiation. ne DC lieves in doing business on a sure-thins basis, and in his practice ne ehiiiiia'ea "a @ chance, as far as lies In his power. is noticed that the tobacco stocks ana pohos which have been for years very largely ln bts control have been gradually disap- nearing from speculation It is now on the tapis that he is planning reorganlza- tion of the New York traction companies which contemplates reductlon III cap,- talization to somewhere near actual Val ues. Having squeezed every dollar out of them he could by wholesale stock ana bond issues and realizing untold millions from the operation, it is now quite within his philosophy to wish to begin all over again. The first open move for traction reorganization comes in the way Of sug- qestion from Ryan's receiver, MT. Douglas Robinson, who happens, by the way to he A brother-in-law of Theodore Roose- velt.
 The glad tdngs reach Wall street that Standard oil earnings are normal ana that the usual dividends are likely 10 pc naid From a source which appears to be inside there comes an estimate of $So,ooo- GOO earnings for the year, out or whicn approximately s45,O0o,000 will be paid out in dividends and a portion of the rest will go into the plant. Standard oil IS now carrying about SO,O0O,Oo0 barrels or oii' larger quantity than ever before.
 MT. Andrew Carnegie's contribution to the republican campaign fund is said to be s25O 900, donation which may be dou- bled before the election if MT. Hitchcock raises a real loud cry of distress. MT. Carnegie is a great admirer of MT. Iait and thinks he will make one or the pest presidents the country ever had. The great ironmaster has been on exceedingly friendly personal relations with the last three administrations at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The GawK makes. good ruts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
NICHOLAS WALL
 STREET LETTER Merry-Go-ROund Still Keeps Everybody Interested MANIPULATION IS OPEN Nothing Is Disguised on the Street In the Methods of Speculation-Trad-
 ing Is Done In Circles,
 Says Hartman.
MANIPULATION IS OPEN
BY ". G. NICHOLAS.

New York, September 12-rhe stock market merry go-round continues to keep everybody interested. Manipulation lf un- disguised Stocks having the Hartman brand are still leaders and seem likely to remain in the foreground. The activity which was for good while confined largely to the issues under MT. Harri- mans direct control has spread to his allied companies. The latest of these to show particular animation is poor old Erie, the common shares of which have been marked up to within easy speaking distance of the senior issues and of some of the bonds. And this in spite of the fact that the road is notoriously running behind fixed charges and is rightfully en- titled to a place on the pauper list. A certain rubber-shoed contingent hostile to MT. Hartman professes to see in all this intense activity in the Hartman stocks direct and indirect deep-sea conspiracy to do the great railroad mlgnate and market general. They say the play is to make travelling so easy for him that he will be encouraged to spread himself out thin, even S John w Gates did after his Louisville and Nashville coup, and as many others Ina ye done who have been marked for destruction. This theory is probably far fetched and without suff- cient foundation in fact. The truth seems to be that MT. Hartman needs no as slstance and no encouragement in his campaigns for the conquest of the railroad world and the stock market. He does his own planning and runs his own game
 without much consultation with or through others. He is supremely indiffer- ent to the good or i'll will of Wall street or the public at large, and especially of politicians. He has found that when and where he needs the latter there is a way to reach then-a way he well under stands and has travelled much. His expe- rience with politicians Is extensive and his success in handling them remarkable especially in the mountain and Pacific states. He has also some knowledge of courts and judges in that part of the world and 1t is said of him that many an appointment whereabouts has been die tated by him in times past, even since he had his memorable falling out with the gentleman of the big stick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13


 There is one easy way by which specu- lation and stock gambling on the ex- change can be curtailed and brought within reasonable limits. That way IS to put a summary stop to oyer-certlnca- tion of bank checks. Bankers in the Wall street district will hold up their hands In indignant protest against the charge that over-certifcation is practiced among them but the indictment will hold good nevertheless. Over-certification IS oone every day by the Wall street banks to the extent of tens of millions of dollars. It Is done under cover of one-day notes made by stock exchange houses and up to the amount named in those notes which are unsecured pieces of paper checks are drawn and certified The practice is a rank subterfuge and could doubtless be stopped by concert of action on the part of the banking departments at Washington and Albany. If not' then legislation bearing on that partlcuiar point could be easily put through con eress and the New York state legislature if inc extent to which the laws are being covertly violated could be known. There could be no big stock gambling on the exchange but for the connivance or the national and state banks. Once in while something goes wrong with these one day notes. The failure of Marquand eS Go. five or six years ago, is case in hand. They had s1,O00,0Oo credit with the Seventh National bank, and both the nrm and the bank went under, which Woulo not have been the case but Tor an apuse of the prevailing practice to extend the illici+ credit to stock exchange houses When this evil is corrected, the purin- cation of the stock exchange may amount to something. Also the deposits in banks will be safer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13

A feeble attempt has been made with In the last week to organize an election scare in the market, but the move fell nat. The only notice it attracted was to raise a laugh of incredulity, and the wise ones winked their other eye and said among themselves, "Oh, yes! we have been looking for this. We have been warned from the beginning of the cam paign that a scare was to be thrown into Wall street for the purpose of stim- ulating campaign contributions. The game won't work. We know Taft is as good as elected and what's the use of bothering us with any fake scares? Just let us alone and go about your business We don't care whether you have any money or not"
 Wall street refuses positively to con- sider seriously any talk that looks as though there might be the slightest doubt about the November result Not even an earthquake would disturb Wall street complacency on that subject.
 The stock exchange committee has fin- fshed it's investigation into the affairs of the insolvent firm of A. O. Brown & Co., and is understood to have agreed upon a report in favor of expelling the two floor members of the firm. This conclusion has aroused opposition in the board of  governors, and the matter is to be threshed out at an adjourned meeting 10 days hence. There is much brave talk these days about the sef-purifcation which the stock exchange Is about to undertake in order to head off hostile national and state legislation. It is grave ly doubted whether anything comes of these heroic endeavors. The stock ex- change is not given to self-discipline. i, uating control of the organization is ar rogant from core to circumference and will have to be brought forcibly under the yoke of legislative supervision and control before it will submit to taking the public into its confidence or treating the public with any degree of fairness So long as {. stock is active and co-i'-iT. sions are to be made out of 1t. it VII h' kept on the trading list, regard'eT~ e' whether the certificates have any real value or not. All talk to the contrary
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-26
1.-THE Riqht of Way"

Has a man created in Gods image
the right Of way to happiness?
This great question is discussed to
the full satisfaction of the audience in
Mr.. Eugene w. Presbrey's dramatic
version of Sir Gilbert Parker's novel
1.-THE Right of Way" which Klaw &
Erlanger will soon present in this city.
Md. Presbrey stoutly asserts that if
he had not been near enough to dear
to realize that the ambitions, desires,
passions, the conventions that govern
law, society. morals, religion and the
usual relations of man to man, are of
no Importance and have at the oppOr-
tune moment no influence on the hui
man soul, he never could have known
the Charley Steele he presents in the
play.
This does not make the play SER
mon-far from it. Instead it is a power
full psychological study of an intense
human character appealing direct
ly to the heart rather than to the
head, highly novel in treatment, riding
roughly over, yet not offending con;
ventions.
A powerful company supports the
stars, Mr.. Guy Standing and Mr.. The
odore Roberts, who will be seen in the
roles of Charley Steele and Joe
Portugais," (the French Canadian
"habitant'), two of the mos fascinat-
ing and human characters now TO be
seen on the stage
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-26
THE WAY YOU CAN HELP.


If YOU are a property owner of the
city you are interested in the pro-
gress and welfare of Walla Walla.
If you are a merchant of this city
YOU are interested in the progress and
welfare of Walla Walla.
If you are a laborer you are inter-
ested in the development Of Walla Wal
Ia as a manufacturing center.
Every resident of Walla Walla in
any walk of life is vitality interested
in the advancement of our fair city
and the surrounding country.
one of the surest and best ways to
develop this city is in the manufactur-
ing line. Manufacturers pay out large
amounts of money every month in the
year for wages and raw material.
our merchants, bankers. profession
al men, farmers and laborers get the
benefit of this circulation OF money.
all of these dollars stay at home work.
ing daily for the advancement Of our
home town
Why not make a resolution today to
buy homemade goods exclu> i've ly
whenever possible?
1t will pay you.
With the magnificent farming, stock
and fruit country we have around us,
we need factories to supply the, wants
of our people.
We cannot afford to send the money
produced on our farms to outside peo-
pie for the necessities of life.
Encourage the manufacturers we
have now with your patronage and
pull for new factories to locate here.
VIII you help? Now?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-26
ADJUSTMENTS
Three Good Operas.

Evelyn Francis kellogg, the charm
ing prima donna, now with The San
francisco Opera company At the Key
Tor Grand for three nights commence
ing next Sunday, presenting Robin
Hood The Strolleds,' and Wang"
The presentation of Robin Hood" by
the San Francisco Opera company at
the Keylor Grand next Sunday night
Will introduce Miss kellogg in the part
Of Maud Marian" For the past five
years Miss KellOg has won much dis
unctIon and an endearing place in the
affection of opera loving people as
leading soprano in the forces of Henry
W. Savage, Nixon and Zimmerman.
ADJOURN Co., and other prominent New
YORK managers. Last season she Gre
ated the role of Jack Horner" and was
specially featured with "The Ginger
bread Man. She is a winsome
Isprightly and captivating young wom-
an, blessed with a beautiful soprano
voice, a distinct and charming versa
tlIlty, and a keen apprehension of the
true elements of acting. Her excep-
tlonal musical ability, her pretty face
lit up by pair of lovely intelligent
eyes and most fascinating smile. to-
gethed with decidedly proposing
1sure, eminently fit her for the exact
ing position Of leading lady with The
san Francisco company. Throughout
the country she is more than admire q
she is beloved, by her auditors and has
| vet TO receive her first adverse crti-
ciSm
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-26
HAVING.

All over the country strong men, en-
gagged in educational work are trying
hard to stop the practice of hazing. and
along this line no better work has be I'll
done than that of President James. Of
the university of Illinois.
President James recently issued this
address to the students of the institu-
tion of which he is the head:
There should be no miSunderstand-
ing on the part of the student body or
the general public as to the attitude OF
the authorities of the university of
Illinois On the subject of haZing. 1t is
a rule of the board of trustees that
students found guilty of hazing shall
be dismissed from the university. Since
this rule ent into effect, all students
who have been clearly proven guilty of
hazinS have been dismissed
HaZing is a violation of good man
ners and of the right OF individual lib
erty. 1t is provocative OF public dis
order. Public opinion throughout the
state has very properly set its seal o.
condemnation upon it. On all counts
1t must be put under the ban of the
university.
In its mi!der forms it is non
sensical and almost idiotic form o.
amusement unworthy of the support or
favor of any sensible university STU
dent. 1t was looked upon as compare
lively slight offence perhaps twenty
years ago in small institutions IT is
today altogether unworthy of the ira
ditionS and reputation of a national in
stituion such as this has Become.
In its coarser forms hazing is a
vulgar, brutal, always demoralizine
and sometimes dangerous form o.
sport which the university cannot
countenance or tolerate. 1t naturally
leads to reprisal and many thus become
a source of serious disorders within
and without the university In it's
worst forms, which fortunately have
not prevailed here. it may, not inapt-
ly, be compared with night-riding.
white Gaping and other similar forms
of outrageous interference with pri-
waite and public rights.
Surely these are reasons enough not
only to forbid its existence at the uni
Versity, but to use every legitimate
means TO stamp it out.
"All loyal and law-abiding students
are especially requested to cooperate
with the authorities in putting an alb
solute end to this custom which in adj
dition to the evil 1t does within the
university brings dishonor upon the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-26

house. where it drew capacity audlen-
ces for 27 weeks, it's presentation sub
seauently throughout the west ana
south and at the big New York theater,
has been characterized by degree OF
public patronage which has not been
accorded to any other stage work. -
Principal among the cast are Knox
Wilson Adelaide Harland, William
Welp. Grace Drew, Maurice Darcy
and Dorothy Webb, a sextette of enter
tainers whose, work in this and other
important American productions has
given the meach a substantial rating
among the conspicuous people of the
stage. The performance here must be
regarded as an event of an unusual
kind. and one which it may be reason
ably be anticipated will attdact as
many people to the theater as can well
get within the four walls. The sale of
seats begins Monday, December 2Sth
at 10 a. m.