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Effect of Absurd Rumors.

A feature OF the weeks operations
which was well worthy Of notice. since
something Of the same kind usually pre-
cedes a change IN the markets general
tendency. was the activity IN q number
OF specialties. many stocks OF this class
being moved up several points on absurd
ruuors as to the extent Of the improve
Taents in business and the alleged pros
pect Of increased dividends where divi-
dends are paid now or the commence
ment Of distributions on stocks on which
none IS made at present So far from
there being justification for such stories.
it is a fact that the business situation IS
much less satisfactory now than a few
weeks ago il gave promise OF becoming
Little IS now heard Of the reopening
Of idle plants or the putting in opera
ton Of an increased percentage Of those
partly employed. while on the other hand
there are occasional reports Of reductions
in the forces employed and Of the com
pIete shutting down Of works on account
Of the less satisfactory trade conditions
Even in the steel trade the improve
ment has shown signs Of halting. and
there IS so much irregularity that It
would be a very difficult matter indeed
TO forecast the future with any degree
Of accuracy In some other lines Of in
dustry however. the change IS much
greater. and IN the case OF one Of the
older established iadustrials company
veII managed and well equipped. with
ample working capital and strong back
ing. both Of its stocks dividend payers.
the sales Of the principal proGuct are In
quantity only about - per cent Of what
they were at this time last year. although
the prices are about Is per cent. lower
than they were them
What this company manufactures is a
staple product. but a large part Of it IS
exported 10 South America and 10 Europe,
and the export trade has been more
severely hurt than the business at home,
probably for the reason that the present
depression is almost worldwide and that
the foreigners know better how to ecOno-
n{ze than do the masses in our own cOun-
try.
Exports Decline s7.OOO,OOO.
In this respect the statement Of the
exports Of domestic products OF the
United states for July compiled by the
Bureau OF Statistics is interesting The
total value of these exports for the
month was only 81. 7.153.000 the smallest
for any month in more than four years.
and a decrease Of over s. 00o,0eo as com
pared with the corresponding month in
/ 1897.
! There were increases IN the total value
/ OF cotton and mineral oils exported. but
I heavy decreases in the foOdstuffs. grain.
and grain products. meats, dairy produce,
and live animals
/ No doubt other reasons could be found
] Sor the falling OF In this or that hne OF
The Washington herald., 1908-08-17
COLORADO SAFELY FLOATS.
Gets or the Rocks Unharmed at
High Tide.


Seattle. Wash. Aug. I6.-The cruiser
Colorado went ashore yesterday morning
during a dense fog on Double Blu1. in
the Straits Of Juan de Fuca. The cruiser
left the Puget Sound navy yard al 6
O'Clock for san Francisco and went
agorund at go.
Double Bluff IS twenty-five miles north
OF Seattle. The sound was clear until
three miles from Point no Point direct
" across the sound from Double Bluffs.
A strong current set in here across the
sound As the cruiser entered the fog
she was evidently caught in this current
and carried across the sound suddenly
the forward lookout gave the warning
and a u5ment later the vessel grounded
on the rocks The engines were re-
versed. but they failed 20 pull the cruiser
of Wireless messages were sent TO
Bremert0n. and a revenue cutter and
tugs soon left for the scene.
AT high tide late in the afternoon the
Colorado was noated without having sUf-
fered any damage
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Long Distance wireless Phone.

Paris, Aus. I6.-The station al the EifeI
tower has exchanged perfect telephonic
communications, without wires. with the
station at Point Raz, Finisterre, 800 kilo-
meters from Paris
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Larres, Morning Circulation.

All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon It's
bona fide circulatiOn-a circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than was
ever before attained by any morning
newspaper at the Capital Its books are
open
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STOCK TIDE TURNED
Weak Ones Felt the IrOnieS
of Unusual Reaction.
MARKET REVIEW FOR WEEK
Many speciaItfes Affected by Absurd
Rumors as TO the Extent of Busi-
Prospects of Greatly Increased
DIvidends-EVen Less Satisfactory.

New York Aug s.-Notwithstandilg F
bursts Of strength in which several Of
the active stocks made new high-price
records for the year. the market in the
last week betrayed TO a greater extent
than in any other week for long time
past inability 90 absorb stocks and a
greater necessity on the part of those
having charge Of the manipulation for
the rise TO make frequent and vigorous
Efforts 70 butrress the topheavy fabric
Of prices.
The selling. which couId not be ex-
pIained as q bear0attack. was so wei
regulated 20 the demand IN the early
part of the week that the floating supply
OF stocks appeared 10 BE getting less IN
stead Of greater. this appearance being
heightened By the fart that in some in
stances The large holders % certain
prominent issues refused 10 lend their
holdings. thus making IL difficult fCr
the short interest 20 borrow what It
needed 10 make deliveries
Stories magnifying The extent Of the
short interest were circulated. and pre-
dicti0ns OF a sharp rise. based on this
factor. were freely passed around with
tlir lrS4-A tliat lteti+i'VtS oi SF7-- -l.1
Of the less careful sort were induced 10
buy stocks FOR which they paid practi-
I caIly the highest prices seen since the
panic.
I Naturally the effect OF such buying,
T the passing Of stocks from strong 10
weak hands. made itself felt later in the
week. when 70 the efforts OF the large
! holders 70 further reduce their lines was
/ added the necessity on the part Of weak
I spectators TO sell out and limit their
/ losses before these became TOO great.
{ and g sharp decline occurred. which made
Il plain that the apparent scarcity OF
{ stocks was not real and that there was
more than a sufficient supply to satisfy
Z an demands
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While you think OF It. telephone your
Want Ad- 60 The Washington Herald.
and biz VIII be sent you at cent a word
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CALLS UPON NEGRO
TO SAVE THE RACE
Rev. S. D. C0rrOthers Gives
Sermon on Politics.
BEHOLDS ONE STAR OF HOPE

Betrayed and Deserted by Republic
can Party, Speaker Says the Black
Man May Find Refuge in Demo-
cratic Party-COndemns NOmina-
tiOn OF Taft as DisEracefuI.
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URDAY NIGHTS, from o 10
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until : P. m.
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OFFICERS

Seventh Street Branch
William c. WOrthinEtOn. .--.- Manager
Irwin Owings- Asst Manager
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-18

3sxpense. q the many aaAr that the
tariff law be supplemented BY an In
come tax which viii more nearly
eQnalize, the governments burdens.
Today 7 present another demand made
tn ouf party platform-the demand
that the grip Of the trusts be brok
en-, that competition be restored and
that the door Of opportunity be open
ed to the business men and the toll
ers Of the land.
Industrial independence is necessar
to political independence. The free
exercise Of the rights Of citizenship
Is impossible when few men con-
troll the industries in which mill.
ions are employed. God forbid that
we should compel the wage earners
Of the nation to address their petit
tons to trust magnates, and ask for
their daily bread. Already we have
seen how prone the monopolist is to
make employment depend upon the
willingness Of the employee to pros
titute his ballot to the service Of
his corporate master.
This question should be settled now,
we can not affordto bequeath it as
a legacy Of woe to succeeding gen.
Grafton. The conscience of the peo-
pie Is already awakened, and the con
science is the most potent force Of
which man has knowledge. Where Law
makes one righteous, conscience con-
trolls an hundred; where one is kept
from wrong-doing by fear Of prison
doors, thousand are restrained by
those invisible walls which conscience
rears about us-barriers which are
stronger than walls of granite. It Is
upon the conscience that human in
stitution rest, and without a stir
ring of the conscience no great re-
form is possible. To a national con-
science already aroused we appeal,
with the pledge that democratic vic
tory will mean the ringing out of in
dustrial despotism and the ringing
In Of a new era In which business VII
be built upon its merits, and in which
men will succeed, not In proportion
to the coercion they may be able to
practice, but In proportion to their
Industry, their ability and their fidel.
ity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-18


Of 49, vsieh AeEsr essa. chAzsI
edlasainstt individualism. Il he vii
Examine the vote published in the
World Almanac, he, win find that In
1900 the. republicans cast 1926, 4Ss
votes and the socialists loz,2sS. Not.
outstanding the fact that the repub.
licans have boosted of their last ma.
tional victory. their party polled but
$4,000 more votes that year than
four years before. This scarcely more
than covered the natural increase In
the republican portion Of the popula.
ton, while the socialist vote increas.
ed more than three hundred per
cent, and the increase in votes was
almost as great as the increase in re-
publican votes.
The republican leaders have been
In the habit Of sneering at the So
cialist,s while blindly Indifferent to
the causes that have contributed to
the growth Of socialism. The demo
Gratis recognize that socialists are
honestly seeking remedy for the
known abuses admitted by Secreta-
ry Taft. Democrats dissent from the
remedy proposed by the socialists,
believing that socialists are mistaken
and that the democratic remedy is
better, but it Is time for thoughtful
people to recognize that individualism
can only be retained and defended
by remedial legislation which will re-
move the abuses which have been al
lowed to fasten themselves upon the
country. The democratic party, be-
lieving in individualism, addresses it.
self earnestly to these abuses, and
instead of ridiculing and maligning
the socialists, invites them, as it does
republicans, to examine the demo
cratic platform and the remedies pro-
posed therein. 1t submits its plans
to the honest citizenship of the coun-
try, without regard to section or part
In my notification speech l called
attention to three demands made by
our party. 1t asks, first, that the
government shall be taken out Of the
hands Of special interests, and restor-
ed to the people as a whole; it
asks, second, for honesty in elections
and publicity In regard to campaign
funds, that the people may freely
choose representatives in sympathy
with them and pledged to guard their
interests; 1t asks, third, for such a
modification Of our governmental met
DDS as will make the senate an cleo.
tive body, and place the control of
! the house of representatives in the
hands Of majority Of I'D members.
A few days ago, in discussing the
tariff question, / dwelt upon the
fourth demand made by our party,
namely, that taxation be just, that
the revenue laws be made for the
purpose Of raising revenue and not
for the enrichment of a few at the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-18

persons to. lose would be. the tr,s
magnates, who would no longer b,
sbie to collect DIVIDENDS on wateret
stock BY controlling the mirfet
When the subject is analysed 4
Will be seen that Mr.. Taft mus
either be In darkness as to the rem
pedy and its effect, or he must ar
que that the introduction Of NOR
ais into business would "extir
pate and destroy business"
| have quoted and e-quoted Mr.
Tafts language because want tc
lmpressupon the minds of those who
listen to me the absurdity of the
objection which he raises to the
democratic plan of extirminatine
monopolies. He fails to distinguish
between the honest business that
makes a country prosperous, and
the brigandage practiced by pri.
vate monopolies. The people have
been robbed by the trusts to the
extent of hundreds of millions
year,and If Mr.. Taft is not yet
conscious Of what is going on, and
not yet aroused to che iniquity of
these trusts, how can the country
hope for relief through his election?
The democratic party is the de.
fender of competition and the only
great party which is seeking to re-
store competition. Mr.. Taft has, in
the discussion of this question, en-
ployed harsh words instead of argu.
ment. The word "socialistic" is hurl
ed at the democratic party and the
democratic platform. Now, as a mat.
ter OF fact, it is Mr.. Taft's party and
not the democratic party which has
given encouragement to socialism,
While protesting to abhor socialism,
the republican party has gone half
way toward socialism in endorsing
lts fundamental principle. The So
cialist bases his contention on the
theory that competition is bad, and
mat an economic advance is to be
found in monopoly. The socialist,
however, wants the public to have
the benefit Of the monopoly and
therefore, favors government owner.
ship and operation of all the means
Of production and distribution.
The republican party has gone al
most as far as the socialist party
In the economic defense of the mo
nopoly but 1t permits the benefits
OF monopoly to be enjoyed by a com.
paratively few men, who have secur.
ed a dominant influence in the gov.
eminent. l beg to call Mr.. Tatt's
attention to the fact that the re
publican party has stimulated thu
growth Of socialism IN two vovs.
f1st BY the endorsement that II
mas given to the theory that trusts
are a natural and necessary outgrowt
OF our economic conditions, and, sec
0nd' by permitting the development
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-18

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is recommended as the best
thing to use for piles. 1t is, ofcourse,
good for anything where a salve Is
needed. Beware of limitations. Sold
by Hooper Drug Co.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Fs1aarEtaGe in a. petty circle speopled
by xthe, abnormal Creatures s.WhsrSof
tbs male is known as asMell.k hoWn
Club Man, while the female il usual.
" designated sas ga}beautifuI Society
Lady, ri: %>E%,. IS. %t'T Nsf
iT The Importance: Of, the fact chrOfEs
Ssieled Is apparently not ,thesc XII iefl tsst
OF news, nor is the proximity to5f II II the
'astcctors-T;although the cynical VILE
lm1,sessant was wont to declare that q
volcanic catastrophe destroying t hou-
sands In South America was OF less
interest, to the readers 81 thp Figaro
than the running-orer OF a prima-
donna's dog on the Boulevard des
Italiens. When all, is said( news
must be described as that which the
public wants to. read about; and de
every newspaper has a public of itsa
own, every neWs7editor is, striving; al
ways TO discover the greatest COM
anon denoniinator Of his special pub
lie, In the saffron Journals any scan
dal Or murder Is news OF prime In
terest, In papers Of superior virtue
-true-blue,. so to, speak--scandals
and murders are p6t really news:
they are mere occurrences to be re-
corded al: a matter of course, but not
to be displayed. ..,,..,> ia. 49,,
From sol THE Point tof, View in the
October Scribner's. ,,,5,~&. :. .. ....,,
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N III = Tfi'7.'.'


y Miss Minnie Pack left Tuesday Tor
sIoutsyfH KY, where she has seen
.teachih g ifor a. number of years She
took hereyoan sest sister with her t.
attend school III that city. II. T.. !
/ a, Up :straug hter @1sft, Monday. for
Charleston on BUSINESS. e =: IS ). :!
Z, Mr.; and Mrs. Randolph Carter hit aid
Mrs: Beulah d. Patterson left. Saturday,
FOR a ten days visit to Richmond,
Newport News and HAMPTON, w. s.
&. I. THE 8 9 =. Progtesstve Daughters and
Sons had q most interesting meeting
] Monday night, Of the home Of Mrs.
b West End ~ , 49, r. :
55E q tthree patients at TIE Holiey
santtariu M Jas: Nelson, n, w. j ones
and mrs. White, Of Stamford, are; all
able to + be up and around the
grounds, =. =, fir. -, ~ ~ i T. ~ ,. ! {
J. Rey. A. D.. Lewis. installed, Tues
day night the officers OF the Mission
airy Soc1ety.As, ~ I, s.. 80. e. -.
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:: : LoNnO o NH u .HEsToN,,

Vim. Hardgroxel came nome, Fri,
day, from LYpchb burg Va, where he
spent g few weeks with relatives, =
Mrs. Mary Clements; Fof Glen vii.
ton, Va, Is here, the guest Of her Sis
ter, Mrs. 49,.S: Anderson, ! 4.
.Miss> Julia Brown. of Charleston;
spent Sunday here with friends, 7 AZ =.
Z q reception was. given, Saturday
night, at the church, IN Honor OF Miss
Portia Allen, who has Seen the JgueBt
Of MRS. M. e. JACKSON. 1t Was "a
grand affair, and the guests. present
seem 20 Z, Is have aenjoyed themselves
very, MUCH Those =. present we're:
MiJges Btaneh B6 :, Ef 5aat5 A r.
derson, Mamie Arthur, III fance 81
James, Mary. Blainey,, Clara NJ lB1ai-
ney, Hattie Anderson, Annie b. King.
Mrs. Mary Elements; Of Gffsshhf Wilton,
Va, and Miss Poelia Allen, OF Irfistf-
tute; Mesgfs.C Ed. Brown R6b6rt Az
tH8f, Wnss Hara grove, sf!thhdfc H. iIsyvHft4
low, 'Ge6fge%tP tersons Jafde H6fs
Inns, ,Robeft Henry, Charley HAtteS4
son. WHITE Fff'aHSkahs ana Hu gasaton
RIEoEp. Mys,. Noble. Andersdh and
Mrs. Pearl Smith Woods presided at
me reIresh ment. table. Miss Alien
left, M8nday morning, for the I4sti-
cute, where She will attend $sGhooI
thAB, wihter.. s,. ~. .~e :" -.
Ihe t>EWdn#n's Improvement
League win meet with Mrs. Pearl
sfnttH WOODS, Thursfay. i.
Mrs. jane Smith was visiting I'M
MONTGOMERY and Handley.Ia last week.
Mrsp. mollie, Anderson spent the
day With friends IN Dahs FritAy. <
d. Il. L,ovett has been on the SICK
list for a few days, but is bduoh bet
ter az this writfng, ~ 3D.. ..~,
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Dent walt till the registrar comes
to you. Go to him, ana register.
Il pERFIjIp,5INol5ius F ,sKe5I1I N Is

We again call The attention St the
colored citizens to the cupidity of
the Democratic partyawith regard to
the vote value OF the qualified voters
or that race. Here comes Henry
3Waterson, a pronounced Negro-pho-
Dist, who counsels the leaders of the
Democratic party to bid for the Ne
gro vote in the, presidential contest.
and thus give them the balance OF
power between the contending fac
lions of his own race. This ia, truly
a remarkable utterance coming from
the source it does. It reveals the ami
mus of Democratic opposition to con-
ttnuing 8 the exercise of the elective
franchise rights to the Negro. The
colored voter has naturally, and for
self protection, >. always AFFILIATED with
the Republican party, which secured
Tor him his constitutional rights.
But how can he @be beguiled by the
2erffdy Of Watterson but thinly veil
ed In the invitation he extends to
that race to vote With the Democracy
this year. -. ~ so ~. .
If the Negro falls into this trap
IN account OLA wrong conception of
| the Brownsville Affair." and Should
lid the Democratic party to win a
victory in some states this fall, no.
tably and particularly in West Vir-
gin1a he will certainly awaken to the
treachery Of seeming friendship.
Any Negro voter In this state who
casts his. ballot for the Democratic
candidate simply puts g. CLUB into the
hands Of, those alements to beat him
back in the march OF rogress, he has
already made. = ~ i. -.@,,~'* E*E.. 4.
The Democratic party In this state
and the nation is In desperate straits
| and will stop at nothing SO long as
they cap delude the voters with false
| promises to gain their support. II
successful In state and nation tie
Sparty would Immediately turn and
rend those who helped them to- pow,
Ter. ,.E - : ",.i1 ,z,,.,.% ~ ~:
H.. In West Virginia the. Democratic
! party Is pledged to the enactment OF
measures that would practically dis
| franchise the Negro, but at the same
btithe they, are coddhng the eolored
sitizeh only to get his vote, and then
lelimits his rights ais b: citizen. In
other words the Negro H. all ri ght for
the time being IL he votes tie Demo.
| cratic ticket, but all wrong if he ia
| loyal to the Republican faith. 49,.
Tomorrow may be too late. Reg
lister NOW. !. l., XIX N.:.,,',H
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la last week. ~, -" ~ s~'' 4.
Mrs, Catherine Johnson, of NC
Kkehdr rec, Silent q few days here with
relatives last week. l>.1>1 8. i {, H' j.
Mrs. Ids@,M Jones made g. business
trip to Hi Top last wee:::,awhe are 1sl hia
WIS called sake charge .of the sew
ing department., but by some misun-
dlerstapdinga of. the board, ahe. was
disap potn ted. E$Fs i ~ 4 /. IA. IA %.t#s~='
Mrs. T. =; Thompson and childfeh,
who have been visiting IN Botetourt
county and Govington, Va.,,as seSeefsl
weeks. arIiXEad home last Friday. /, g.
\ The Ladies' Aid Society convened
with Mrs. g.. IT, Fairfax last Thurs
day afternopns /. f. = ~ r., ~,
!. Our regular services were Held,
Sunday. The church gave q rally,
fppr the purpose of raising money to
finish paying on the building, =! at
which the Aid Society turned over fd
the building committee the sum Of
$55. The total sum raised in the raj
!ly was $124s62 ~ r..:,, RI. ~
r:'John Harris, who has been a:f1fct-
eedr-with .thettmatism for about two
months, was, ab1e to resume ills work
last week., ~ r. -. -. = +.
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T. TIL, Norman, of Waghin gton, who
Is. visiting relatives, and friends at
Montgomery, and Institute, was mere,
Tuesday, attending the opening of
the, Republican campaign. ~ ....
hS j. s.. Noel, ,of Montgomery, and E.
llH. Harper, Of KeystoneV were fn the
| lefty, Tuesday. on business, ~; -. -. :. !.
b. Z, 'C;l GIlmer b returned, Monday
4. Retkor:ni1ng, from New York, having
8spent g. few hours EN-: route at Wash
5ipag1tkpny4 Cfarksburg, Parkersburg and
Ntss Pldgi w WShes at; accom- pa
MEG. BY by - her house guest, Misc Mary
Brady, .1eft, Friday, for .Harpers Fer
|:f ty,,, 70 resume her studies at storer
College. az. 80, p .s y'Jas : III H.. -
4. r. str r .. Of clinton to- was
a q. n &; ,thoseswho attended the po1fti-.
cal ting here, Tuesday IN :. ~. d. !.
J.. PRESIDENT j. ,,McHenry Jones, OF
the West Virginia Coiored, Institntee,,
spent q few HOURS here, SUNDAY. re.
turning from Atlantic City, where be
attended the Biennial MOVABLE Con
|,yention Of the. Grand United Order
Or Odd. Fellows. # - ,,
j.. Mrs. Ollie wooster is 1 spending 3dfj i 4
friends. y = -"
Mrs, Mary billiard -, accompanied s,rpp
Ter daughter, Hazel, who left, friday,
f + ,Harpers Ferry, as far DIS Ciairiks-
.3qFg;a j. ~ -. ...@I,,.. ...T',
Ballard BROOKS has added another mott
faoh to his cottage. on the corner OF
ashington and Elizabeth streets.
:. Sunday win be Old Foiks, bay at
Simpson N, =. church. At ii e, N.
the pastor, Rev. J. W, Waters, will
preach q special sermon. . free din
ttter> Yil1 be served AT / O'clock to the
0fd. folks, irrespective 6ftReir demon
national connections, and services in
memory OF ali the DECEASED members
W the church win be held at 4
Regular evening services VIM be held
at 3 p. N. # ''.'-.1. 49,,
Rev s.. r. Bullock. pastor OF the
First, Baptist church, and Mrs. NATL
Dc Mitchell returnad,z.--ire4 sS y 4 !.
,Porning, from Lexington, Ky, where
they Attended, the Nafiohai baptist
Mrs Frank ffsnIey ftainea