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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

once I am there l can
look after myself she
said" @
The pair-a little frag-
ment of a great throng.
escaping or thrust forth
left Paris together on
the 18th or 14th Of August
en- route for Kravonia.
With Sophy went the
bullet pierced picture
and the little bundle of
letters. She did not for
get. With a sore wound
in her heart she turned
ture, dark. uncertain, en-
had loved. |
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

asag hcrself
into q chair
IN a ~ OF
+. Mars.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

"You wouldn't have 1t otherwise?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
PILES Of LOOT
IN THIEVES DEN
Valuables, Pawn Tickets,
and Bad Money Outfit
Found in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22-Loot valued at
more than $500. the proceeds Of many
robberies, pawn tickets representing val
uables worth far more than this. the
most complete counterfeiting OUTFIT ever
captured by the New York police. and
a set OF burglars tools of more than
200 separate pieces, are out part Of the
contents taken from a robbers rem
devious near the foot of Fourth street
Brooklyn, after Central office detec-
tives arrested three men On a charge Of
burglary and one woman on d technical
charge Of being a suspicious person.
The four prisoners We're arralgned in
the Tombs police court today.
The three men were captured after
they had everything ready TO dynamite
a safe In Newark They had been
followed by the police for several weeks.
but the detectives waited until they
could capture the men in the act Of
blowing open safe bef0re arresting
them.
Commissioner Flynn. of the Secret
Service, is confident that the band is
responsible for the floating OF > lot OF
spurious currency that has been scat
tered through the country. The bills,
while made on poor paper. were exact
SOunterparts Of the real bills, as the
counteTfeiters used seusitized paper and
printed direct from negatives made from
good bills.
One of the men prisoners. who vas
aPaigned in Newark. is 'Humpty" Vii
liams, who has spent seventeen years
in jail and who is known 10 tine police
as being one OF the most expert safe
crackers in the world as well as one OF
the shrewdesI OF his kind living.
Mrs. Lizzie jacobson, VINO was arrest
ed in the treasure house of the band in
Brooklyn, denied all knowledge of the
bands work. but at police headquarters
she was recognized as having already
served one term In jail and had her
picture placed in the rogues' gallery
several years ago.
A 81 bill printed on one side, which
was }of the latest 1908 series. was found
in the woman's pocket
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
SUMMER HOTEL SOLD;
COL. JOHNSON BUYER
Property at Warren White Sulphur
Springs Changes Hands
for S22, 500.

A zeal was closed yesterday whereby
the Warren White Sulphur Springs prop
erty at Waterlick, Va. will pass to Col.
James Wilson Johnson. The price was
$2z-50o. The vendors were D. c. O'FIab-
erty and NJ. J. Fulton. of Richmond
The property, which includes seventy
five acres. has on it a summer MOTEL
containing seventy-five rooms, the
grounds surrounding which have been
much improved. The sale was made
through the office of James J. L.amptop
& Co. of this, city.
The same firm, in connection with
Belt 4 O'Brien and the Taggart-Thrift
Company. has sold for Frank L. Evans
his country place at Front Royal. Va.
containing 337 acres. The purchaser
was Col. Rossen E. Johnston. and the
price $12,5O0.
In connection with the Taggart- Thrift
Company. James J. Hampton & Co.
have sold to Frank L. Evans the resi-
dence at a1526 Ninth street northwest
The house has ten rooms and bath.
George f. Grooms. the former owner.
receives $500 for the property.
Mary z. Mann has sold lot 81 at ED
Lanier avenue, Lanier Heights. to a
Mr.. Wheatley for 5000. This sale was
also made through the office of James
J. hampton & Co.. that firm acting in
connection with the Simpson Sullivan
Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
LUMBER OUTPUT,

In 1907 the output of lumber in the
United States amounted to 1925, 600 900
feet, board measure. In 195 the output
totaIed 1851 100000 feet Thus 1907
scored a gain of 2,705, 100000 feet, or -
per cent over 1906. For lath and shin
giles the total production was 1864 COO
900 and II. $50, 200, 900. respectively. in
1907, IS against 3,S13,000,000 and II. SOS.
O00.000, respectively, in 1906, a decrease
of 100000. or SO per cent in 18th and
an increase of $1,000. 600. or eight-tenths
of 1 per cent in shingles The number
of mills reporting irs 1907 was q. $50
while in 9O6 the cut of 2. 39S mills was
covered In 1900 the cut amounted to
IS. 0S4. 100000 feet, and in 1905 and 1907
the output amounted to "a. 135, 900 feet
and $50 505 100000 feet, respectively. Ac-
cOrding to the Bureau of the Census
the figuTes for 1904 were complied at
the ,issinquennial census of naDufac-
lures of 1905, which was limited TO mer-
chant mills. thus excluding small
neighb0rhood mills and those engaged
exclusively in local custom sayviDs
which probably accounts for the fact
that the total cut for that wear was
smaller than in 1900 1906, or 1907. The
figures for 1905, while doubtless covar-
inS the cut of most of the large mills
OF the country, maniiestly fall short of
giving complete figures for that year
In order, however, that the comparison
Of the annual cut might be given as
wide scope as possible, these figures
for 1SO4 and 1905 are presented, as they
constitute the most complete record
available for these years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23

professional between the houses located
in this city Even uptown houses have
been in a period of uncertainty like
those at a distance, and the trading
has been more restricted than OrdinaTi-
~. The future course or the market.
therefore. depends largely upon whar
the big manipulators may decide &c do
next Monday
AS. an indication of the uncertainty
with which the commission houses look
upon the market one of the letters sent
out today stated that from now TO elea
ton politics would become one Of The
minor factors in the situation. .2vi-
IDENTIFY the writer who penned that state
ment was up against It for something To
say and said that ineligible thing. II
would be vastly interesting 10 know
what effect il may have upon the army
OF small spectators in all parts of the
country who are known to be attached
to this house.
If driven 10 a prediction il ". uId
probably be safe 10 say that the l1aT-
ket viii drift on in this condition Of
uncertainty for several days. until one
side or the other finds a leverage on
which the market may be moved one
way or the other. This may be in the
nature of some political development.
bad weather for crops. or some calamity
that lies concealed in the lap of the
future. but ii would appear that moth
ing ordinary can for the time being
aIect the situation TO the point OF max
ing distinctive bear or bun market.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
PACKERS INDIGNANT.
CHARGES DENIED
Claim That Statements Made
by the Striking Butchers
Are False.

Members Of the Washington Packers
Association are indignant over the
charges made yesterday by the striking
butchers that their organization has
been guilty of bringing men to this city
under false pretenses. to ill the posi-
lions left vacant by the men who have
walked out
y. Auth, one of the largest packers
Of Washington, emphatically denied last
night that the charges made against the
Packers Association are true or that
there is even the slightest foundation
for them. He says that the men who
are brought TO the District are put to
work under no restricting conditions.
except that if they are not capable OF
filling the positions they arc not kept.
The charges are absolutely false and
without foundation" said Mr.. Auth.
When men are brought here We pay
their expenses. If they can do the
work. We keep them and do not place
any restrictions upon thenI If they
cannot do the work, we let them go.
II they want transportation to return
% their former homes, all they have to
90 Is 10 tell us and we always pay for
their railroad tickets"
The Packers Association will hold
a meeting tomorrow, when steps will
be taken 10 formally deny the accusa-
tons made against the organization
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
SHIPPERS ACCUSE
NEARLY 80 ROADS
Green Bay, Wis, Business
Men Allege DiScrimina-
ton in Rates.

Nearly half a hundred railroads are
male defendants in a complaint fled
yesterday with the Interstate Commerce
Commission by the Green Bay, Wis,
Business Mems Association, charging
discrimination
The complaint is brought against the
Trunk Line Association, Central Freight
Association, and the West Trunk COM
mittee. and their members.
It is said Green Bay is in the so-catIed
classification territory and that every
other deep-water lake port from Me-
rominee. Mich, 10 Chicago, with the
exception OF Green Bay, enjoys the So
called 100 per cent rate. This alleged
discrimination IS labeled unjust and
illegal.
Because Of an alleged agreement bs-
tween the Houston and Texas Central
and the Texas and New Orleans rail-
roads, the Nacegdoches and Southeast
eTn Railroad Company Of Texas, n q
complaint fled yesterday with the IN
terstate Commerce Commission wants
assistance TO enable II TO pFo-rate
through rates on shipments Of lumber.
The complaint declares that the de-
PENDANT entered into an agreement 10
demand such a proportion Of through
interstate rates on lumber as to reduce
and. In some cases. cancel the proper
ton Of revenue heretofore allowed the
complainant.
\ complete change in the divisional
arrangements is demanded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
TRAFFIC STOPPED
BY A TINY KITTEN
Motorman Hats Car Long
Enough to Remove Little
Intruder to Safety.

II was only very small cat quite
scraggly looking, UNPUBLISHED. and al
most unable to crawl, but it held I'D
street car traffic on T Wenty-sixth street
yesterday afternoon just the same.
One Of the green cars of the Ira ction
Company, bound for Georgetown. speed-
ing along Pennsylvania avenue loaded
with passengers, all in more or less of
a hurry. turned into the quieter street
leading to NJ street and stopped.
The people aboard looked indifferentIy
for a second or two, and then. seeing
the mCtOrman step down as if to aban-
don his charge. neCkS began 10 stretch
bit, and interest livened M some
who happened 10 desire a speedy arrival
al Georgetown chafing audiblv az the
curious
Out, in front of the car a little kitten
lndl mad not seen bowl of milk in a
week, stood looking calmly with half
opened eyes up at the green monster
to it. GUMS
The motorman stopped 10 nick ~. +bo
ball of fur-nOt fur. exactiv foT ~
Iur was more noticeable by ITS absence
than by Its profusion-but il f1Iuoned
away with a surprising show of quick
coated man who handles the controIIev
and who probably isn't given to dis
playing emotions over cats, landed his
prey. With gentle hands he carried IT
70 one SIDE OF the tracks, clambered
aboard the well-dlled car. and nuIIed
ont for Georgetown
And the little kitten. with its scrag-
gly dirty coat with its poorly nourished
body, almost shivering even in the Au-
gust sun just turned its half oDepe5
eyes toward a glaring picture. depict
ing the glories of a trip to a nearby
city, and forgot the existence of the
traction company.
That mOtormaa's really human" re-
marked one woman, who had been do
ing much of the fussing, as the car
changed into Georgetown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
STOCK MARKET FIRM
WITH GAS AND TRACTION
SHARES ACTIVE.

Washington stocks have been quiet
and. firm this week. The volume of
trading has been a fair average foc the
summer time. with Saturday a holiday.
The transactions We're S14 shares Of
stock and 1850 In bonds. Wednesday
showed the lowest and Friday the high
est amount Of business transacted.
Prices have remained fairly steady
through the week. Most sales have
been made on a basis above the official
bid prices, and a majority of the stock
transactions were in fractional lots,
made after considerable dIckering Tor
advantageous bids.
There Is nothing in the local situation
to cause the least apprehension as to
the future course of the market Money
is plentiful here. as at other csnters,
and the small volume of business is
10 be attributed to the high prices at
which stocks are held. than to inability
to buy The fact is It is easy TO carry
stocks along. and the holders are wait
ing for higher figures.
Sell at Certain Levels.
This is made apparent every few days
when the calls for stock force up the
amount Of shares come out. The course
of the market shows that the holders
OF long stock simply want a price,
which has been set by them individually
and which represents a profit on pur-
chases made several months ago, when
these issues were lower.
The investment in bonds. which was
active a few weeks ago, has all iut van
ished This may be explained on the
basis that money received from july
dividends and interest has found in
yestment in such issues as Capital
Traction s per cents, Washington Rall-
way and Electric preferred. Mensen-
tbaIer. the bank shares. and George
town Gas certificates. The supply OF
money TO be devoted 10 this speciic
purpose has become exhausted, and the
purchase of bonds has stopped. During
the mast week there has been almost no
call for the ponds. and but little for
the bank shares and Mersenthaler.
washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred has a speculative value, as wen
as one for investment purposes, and me
operatlons In that stock have been con
tInuouslv activ e. There IS just now 1T
lie of the stock available. as was
shown last Friday when several hrok-
ers were Offering a high price Tor IL
hut il is constantly on call, ana me
shares are eagerly snapped up when
they come upon the market.
Much Interest in Gas.
washington Gas has attracted con-
siderable attention during the week
GOOD many shares Of it have changed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
ODDS AND ENDS

Miss Margaret Ashton, sister-in-Iaw
of Ambassador James Bryce, framed
the resolutions adopted by the Interna-
sterdam.
The Swiss government is engaged in
a desperate combat with the Derono-
spora, the destructive grape disease.
Delay of a single day in Spraying NAV
prove disastrous and the prescri bed
regulations are therefore strictly en-
forced with fines
Germany colonies are five times as
big as herself. those OF France eighteen
times. and Britain's ninety-seven times.
Smoking by women in restaurants is
said to be very largely on the increase
in London.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23

building will be entirely detached. There
viii be four suites Of five rooms each
on every floor. The plans were drawn
by Frederic 3. Pyle. The owners Of the
property. are 5. ". Woodward and Z
The Kennedy & Davis Company is
building row OF six houses on Lamont
street, between Seventeenth and Eight
zenith streets northwest. The company
Is also building twelve tWo~story hOEses
at North Carolina avenue and Four
teenth street northeast, and will soon
begin the erection OF twelve more In
TIE same block. The firm reports that
during the past year it mas built and
sold thtrty-seven houses in that locality.
The Willett x Reinecke Company has
sold for Albert +. GuteKunst the prop
erty al 1924 F0urteepth street northwest.
The purchaser was bIordecaf r. Russell
and the price about $4,000. The lot ~
twenty-five by thirteen feet There IS 2
three-story house. with stable on the
premises, At recent meeting Of the
Nlliett & Reinecke Company the resfg-
nation of Samuel L Harris the secre-
tary. was accepted. and Charles F.
warning was elected to I'LL the vacancy.
Belt, O'Brien & Co, Inc, real estate
agents. report having concluded the sale
Of fourteen new houses for James Mar
tin on Adams street northwest, between
First and North Capitol streets. The
total price realized on the fourteen
houses was $4,000.
This same firm has also sold 10 James
Martin for $1,000, ground for eleven
houses on Rhode Island avenue be-
tween First and North Capitol streets
Mr. Martin started the erection Of tho
houses this week. They are to have
six rooms and bath to each, d cellar
and VIII De heated by hot water Each
house viii have = feet front.
Other recent sales made Dy this firm
are as follows:
For Richard II. Bailey, house 2902
Thirteenth street northwest, TO Mr.
Widman for $500 This is ore OF the
seven houses just erected at the corner
OF Thirteenth and Harvard streets. Co
lumbia Heights.
For James Martin TO Leonard West
1235 Irving street, Columbia Heights, be-
ing one of the five new houses Just fin
ishRd by Mr.. Martin.
To Miss Eva COOmbs for Mrs. Mer-
kel, property at SO Todd street north
east, two-family apartment building.
Price $5,000.
For George Sheetz to 81. c. Lamb,
residence 2oJ3 Thirteenth street,
price. $500
For James Martin to E. Wood, one
of the new houses at Seventh and L
streets southwest, price $500
For Z. Z Johnson, 10 p. Tutwiler,
property at 12ll d street southwest,
price 5000
For r. Z. johnson to Mcssrs. O'FIa-
herty and Fulton. lawyers, IN connec-
ton with the hampton Company, the
Nelson apartment house, ITS3 twentieth
street, price $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
RICH HASKIN GIRL
TAKEN BY BROTHER
Girl Who Wanders Four
DAYS Removed From Hos
pital by Relative.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Alber1 Has
kin. brother Of Miss Minna Hashlh'
who after being reported as MISSING
was found by the police last night AT
the Ratterv and taken to Bellevue Hos
nitaI removed his sister today from the
psvcboDathic ward of that institution
Young Haskin, who is son OF Albert
r4asl,in auditor of the American
,rohacco Company. and another man
u,bono he described as relative
raIIed upon DR.. Gregory this afternoon
and said they were prepared 20 provide
excellent medical attendance LOT "IS
Haskin, and upon that ponlse' III,
Gregory permitted them to take tHe sir'
away in a carriage
Brother Is Silent.
Other than TO say he would take MS
sister to his home at S53 st. Nicholas
avenue. Mr. Haskin remained sllent
when asked to discuss his sisters where
aho1ts during the time between her dis
annearance and her discovery
HTiss Haskin. who is twenty-six years
old. disappeared from Plainfield. n j
where she had been patient at DE-
Cooley's sanitarium, last Tuesday
DR.. Gregory. who had charge OF the
case saws he was unable to learn from
Miss Haakin where she had been since
Tuesday. and she would only tell him
that she had been sleeping out.
Several months ago Miss Haskin'
weakened by the ordeal OF nursing her
father througff>a. serious illness. became
stricken herself and had 10 undergo an
oneration. Two weeks ago her father
sent her to DR.. Cooley's sanitarium.
Goes Shopping Tuesday.
On Tuesday. accompanied by nurse.
Miss Haskin went shopping. and while
IN a department store eluded her COM
panion. Miss Haskin was traced to
Elizabeth and then to the home of her
uncle. J A. Kline. at So Kelley street.
Yesterday her brother asked the police
20 send out a general alarm.
At Il O'Clock last night Policeman
Wieland. Of the harbor squad. at pier
A. took charge Of young woman who
had thrown her purse into the river at
the battery, and who, witness said, de-
cIared she would throw herself in the
water also
The desk lieutenant at the harbor
squad station recognized nf8ss Haskin
from ner brothers description furnished
yesterday, and called Dr. Lowrie from
the Hudson Street Hospital Dr. Low
RE took Miss Haskin direct TO Belle
x11e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
WHAT'S IN A YAWN?

At one Of the clubs an cid member
a clever chap, was being frightfuIlv
bored by his vis-a-vis at the table IN
the cafe one night, the latter indj-
vidual being as dull as the former
was bright The talk was fast becom-
ing uncomfortable, when the FIRST y,sv,.a4
member CHANGED TO observe a man at
the other end Of the dining room vavvnN
ing IN a manner that Threatened 70
dislocate his jaws. Look he ev-
claimed IN desperation, I'VE are over
heardr'-Dundee Advertiser.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23

I hands in the last two weeks Stories
emanating from varloCS sources have
been n circulation. and the stock has
been offered pretty freely around 60.
il is bought at that figure and little
lower. An effort seems TO have been
made to hammer down the price OF gas
with a view TO forcing its sale, but If
such an effort has been made it has
slgnaly failed on the other hand
there does not seem 10 be much chance
Of boom in the price OF Gas stock,
as buyers are manifestly afraid of il.
not having any definite line either on
what the company's intentions are with
regard to the issue Of more stock or
moro Indebtedness certificates. or on
what Congress may do 20 the company
by way Of forcing the price Of gas down
to about 50 cents.
Something of mystery seems to sur
round Georgetown Gas. The George
town company recently issued its new
Indebtedness certificates which have
been selling at a premium Of $ to 50.
Meanwhile the stock. which a year ago
was selling at about IS. is apparently
not for sale at any price. Several
weeks ago a broker had fifteen shares
for sale He offered it on the exchange
day after day for as much as three
weeks.
Sold Out at SIS a Share.
When the shares first came on the
s5or the price was near 90. and after
three weeks Of vain endeavor to get
a bid on the fifteen shares it vas sold
at s45 share. and the bid price OF the
stock has hung arounC that figure ever
since. Georgetown Gas has no support
on the market. none Of It is offered for
sale. and so far as interest in it is con-
cerned 1t might as well be eliminated
from the list
While there IS no trading in the bank
shares, they do not fan IN price. Each
one has a hacker, who would Take any
reasonable amount of the stock at the
bid figures. The bank shares are held
by Washington investors. They are
owned largely by men who live on thu
interest Of such investments or they
form the invested funds Of estates. As
a consequence they are beyond the pale
of speculation. and it would not be
easy 10 pick up 80 shares Of any bank
or trust company on which run a
chance OF making a profit. and there
would be no certainty Of making e.
profit at that.
The situation is wholly heaIthful and
promising Upon the return Of the
brokers 10 town next month there viii
doubtless be revival OF business, and
trading viii then naturally take on a
wider range and prices may sJe more
affected than IN these quiet and piping
time OF the vacation season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
POOLING WITH IDIOMS-

A foreigner, meeting an American
friend, said to him, How are you?" The
latter replied, out Of sight"
The man considered this very clever.
ana decided TO use the expression on the
next occasion. Shortly after he was met
by a friend, who asked: How are
your With visible pride he answered.
You don't see me"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
PRICES YESTERDAY ON
ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished BY ". B. HIbbs 8
Co., bankers and brokers. Hibbs Building,
members New York stock Exchange. Wasll-
ingtOn stock Exchange and Chicago Board
OF Trads.s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
New Seven-StOry Apartment.

A seven-story apartment house is to
be erected on the south side of X street
between Connecticut avenue and Eight
zenith street northwest. The ground,
which has frontage Of sixty-five feet,
is bounded on the east by an alley. and
as there viii be a reservation on the
east side and an alley in the rear. the