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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
BIG DECREASE IN GRAIN
SHOWN IN YEARS REPORT

The Agricultural Department tOday
reported that the percentage Of wheat
in farmers hands. March /. falls below
that of last year. being 2s.5 per cent as
against 2s.1 per cent in 1897. Corn shows
decrease, being 81 per cent for this
year, and 44-3 for 1901. The percentage
OF cats was 800 Tor 1913 and SgS for 1907.
Last year S actual number OF bushels
OF wheat estimated 10 be in farmers
hands on March 1 was 20 GA 900. This
year IL IS 1871. 900 bushels In corn
there was. last year. ]. rs. OUuOg0 bushels
against So, 429 600 bushels this year. The
figures for cats were.
For las- year. SS4, ISL. 600 bushels. and
this year, 2J7,416G00 bushels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
PENSION LOVING WIFE
DIVORCED BY VETERAN

WINSTED. Conn, March 9-Judge
Robinson. Of the superior court, has
granted a divorce 10 Robert Scholes,
sevcnty-six years old. veteran of the
civil war. living in Wauregan. from his
young wife on the ground OF dssertion
He testified that it WEs in leap year
1892 that Emily Morse. of DunieIsOn.
then a slip of q girl, proposed marriage
4 him AM he accepted her Some time
after the marriage Mrs. SClOles dis
covered that she wouldn't get a widows
pension When SO died. or Two years,
he says, she didn'1 speak 10 -im and
finally deserted him in January. 1904
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
PRESIDENT CAN'T ATTEND
AMERICUS CLUB DINNER

A committee representing the Aueri-
Gus Club Of PlJtsburg called on the
President today 10 invite him 10 attend
their annual dinner. April q b. II.
Warner OF Washington. escorted the
delegation 10 the White House
The President regretted thai he would
not he able TO leave Washington at that
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
COTTON MARKET HIGHER;
WALL ST. BUYS FUTURES

NEW YORK, March 9.-The cotton
market, influenced by the unexpected
and decided strength at Liverpool, start
ed firm this morning at an advance OF
TO 13 points. Further advances oc-
Cured after the call on aggressive SUP
port from the pit, light offerings and
a little buying by Wall Street
Opening quotations: March, 1850
1886; May. 1O.72Q1073; July, 104SQ1O.49.
August, 1923 bid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
STRUCK BY TRAIN.

MALONE, y. Y. March 9.-Whue
driving across the New York Central
tracks here today More Bluto and Jo-
ssDh Perry were struck by a fast mail
Jg'in. BiutC was probably fatally In
red, ais head being crushed. Perry
escaped with slight Injury
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
WASHINGTON STOCKS
WERE VERY DULL
Railway and Electric Pre-
ferred off 2 PointS-No
Cause for DecIine-GaS
Steady at 81.

Clearly the feature Of today's local
stock market was the declile Of . points
on the preferred stock of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Coropal5
There was no reason whatever for the
loss from the Go closing Of Saturday. Il
was simply a case of some Oh wanting
TO realize on $50 shares and taking the
best bid and taking it quickly, That
such a break followed the strength on
Saturday does not mean that there is
anything weak or wrong with the COM
pany. First sales were at IS and the
next at g.. Small odd lots sold later
at 6Slb. Capital Traction shares firm
at 120
Washington Gas showed a little hrmer
tone. selling Al 81. but only to a limited
extent
Lanston 9la for a round lot OF 100
shares.
Greene Cananea sold az So.
There was quite q large number OF bid
and asked prices on bonds, but the only
sale was OF Washington Railway and
Electric IS at Is.
Rumors Of bank consultations are ia
bic to be numerous ia the Immediate fu-
tura one consolidation leads to others.
but It generally leads 10 more rumOrs
thar TO actual consultations.
Comptroller Ridgely has not resigned
nor IS q at all certain that he viii
There is much talk of ms going 20 Kan
sas City. but the Merchants and
Manufacturers Bank there is stu in
me hands of q receiver, and no action
can be considered nor official tender Of
the presidency made until reOTganiZa-
ton has been effected. Mr. Ridgely Is
Il Western man and IL IS generally be-
lieved that he would prefer a Western
10 an Eastern berth.
On Wednesday il is expected that the
Capital Traction directors will elect Mr..
Hamilton to the presidency, made Va
cant by the death Of MT. Dunlop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
new YORK STOCKS
CLOSE STRONG
Led by Reading. Union Pa
ciflc, and Hill Shares, the
Market Makes Good
Gains-Tone Good.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Cose.-The
stock market closed in a blaze Of glory.
fThere wasn't the slightest sign OF weak
ness. The stocks that were weak in the
morning regained their losses. and the
rest Of the list added to their gains and
did # easily.
The only rumor Of the afternoon was
one that accredited Wizard Hartman
with the acquisition of the Reading,
probably only a rumOr, but it would
be folly not to give the Hartman ru-
mors Of the day some credit for the
strong closing and the excellent adj
Vances established.
IN the final rally Smelter was carried
IL above Saturdays close. Copper "a,
Sugar s, b. & O. rs, Canadian Pacific
a point, c. & .. IL, St Paul 49, Great
Northern rs. New York Central rs.
Pennsylvania q, b. r. T. rs. Union
Pacific a good points, Steel. common,
Ia. the preferred y, and Reading a
strong points.
The market. while rather slow up 70
the last half-hour. was moderately act
I'VE in the closing. shorts becoming I'M
easy and covering quite freely. There
was nothing in the final prices, tone or
ooIoring that suggested weakness. 1t
was a bull market, and the bears were
routed,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
DISTRICT ESTIMATES
WILL BE CUT GREATLY

The District subcommittee Of the
House Committee On Appropriations IS
busy today shaping up the appropriation
bill providing for the expenses Of the
District Government for the next fiscal
year.
The indicar ions are that the Commis-
sioners' estimates viii be greatly cut
down
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
BONDS
THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by z. +. Hutton
& Co., members New York Stock TX
change. q. Bowie Chapman, manager,
1901 + street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
Washington Prices

Capital Traction. 1G01Z0. I04l20. 1OQl3.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferrcd. 2gQE lJ4JI, oJQ67, JUg57s I01t7.
Zt6s-s, lNbs1.
washington Gas, 2Jll6l.
LausJou, sane, luyuSlz.
Greene Cauauea, iutuSE.
After Call-Wasningto Railway and
Electric IS, SI,UJ9415
MeTgenJhater. 6Qlsi
Bio A ID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
New York Stocks

Quotations furnished by W. 3. Hibbs &
ca. bankers ana brokers, lfis + street. men,
bers New York Stock Exchange Washington
Canclr Errrhanaa and f-hfcann Rnard OF TTade.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

Don't be "out" to ell Of Times want
ads that "call on you"-Or you'll be
out of pocket"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

NEW YORK. March 9.-NOln.-A
little too much steam on IN the stock
market leads, as a general rule. TO
reaction. In times like the present, with
profits practically only a memory. the
sight OF a decent profit Is also very
tempting to a poor discouraged. bleed
ing bull. This IS uuquestionably the
reason why there was "a reaction this
morning. when after a strong opening
fractions and points were added 20 the
big gains that marked Saturdays invit-
ing market.
Commission houses looked for a good
order business as a result Of the boom
ON Saturday, and while there We're a
fair number of commissions sent In
there was 40 rush, the general feeling
that a reaction would follow preventing
many from taking hold The tone was
encouraging and the feeling is unques-
tioaabIy much better and more hopeful
than IL has been for months Many
brokers are advising their customers TO
wait FOR slight reactions and then TO
buy, and it begins to look as II the fu-
ture of the market would be much live
Eer than il has Deen at any time this
year.
Close observers noticed the Standard
OH people working on the bull side Of
Jae market, although il is generally be-
Heved tAat this interest is bearish on
general conditions.
That the Hartman interests are work
iag overtime TO create better sentiment
j. uuquesuCEaOlG. Thus q rumOr Is
Icing circulated that a 40 per cent cash
dividend will be declared or Union
I'aCinc in a few days II declared, this
dividend would have a string attached
10 il calling FOR the immediate rein
Vcstnent OF the funds in the holding
cCmpny which the Union Pacihc mas
Lad under organization for nearly a
year. There is no official warrant for
saving that this VIII be done. but the
rumor is given for what it IS worth,
and just as il Is being peTsistently cir
Culated- This would make available $50
O0U.CJU cash for the new company.
Official admission was made OF the
purchase by Hartman interests OF
Georgia Central
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
'W'hat Has
He Done ? -
RapoIeon's Famous ouestion.

Napoleon B5napaTta ,-r0se from o5scurIty
20 dazzling heights o. eml1euCe He caused
many 20 Tlse with htm-prlvate soldiers who
became marshals and generals. They an had
90 undergo ana answer his one searching
question. what has lie Doue7s lie Judged
men By what THEY DID. You can do the
same today 10 great advantage II YOU are
thinking OF building operations There is a
great difference in builders Here IN wash
in stoni through much knowledge they call
THE Builder Who Makes Good"
Arthur COwSili,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
Schools and Colleges.
National Park Seminary

For young women. Suburb Of Vashfngson
p. c. Eighteen Buildings. Beautiful Gro1ndE
Good work secured without examinationz.
EiKht-seeing every Monday. Send for Cata-
logue Address BOX D. Forest Glenn
Maryland. de14-mo. We. sa-S0t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
London Forced.

The opening in London was forced
into strength for the effect IL would
give TO the New York opening, and the
latter was an exact counterpart of the
former.
The immediate opening was strong
with opening prices on the leaders 1zGA
higher. The strongest stock on the list
was Louisville and Nashville. For some
UnaCcOuntable reason the stock ad
vanced three points on the initial tran
saCtiOn. just why It was so strong did
rot develop.
The gains IN the early part Of the
session amounted TO la4A on Great
Northern, Baltimore and Ohio, ChesG-
pealIe and Ohio. Reading, Southern Pa
CiuC, Northern FaCinC, Smelter, and a
few minor stocks. St. Paul gained =
and added u additional while Union Pa
CihC was given full point boost. Erie
first gained ~. Steels firmer
In the weak list were New York Gen.
traI. AtchisOn. and Sugar all three be-
ing lower than at the close on Satur-
day.
Some stocks made slight gains after
the opening, but the general trend with
in an hour thereafter was TO a lower
range
Gains in Strength.
NEW YORK, March 9-1.15 p. MN
the interval between noon and the end
OF the first hour Of the afternoon the
market rght-about faced, In good form.
While there was but little doing. the
t5ue became distinctly favorable and
prices advanced almost to the top fg-
UTes OF The day. After taking In profits,
the undertone of strength encouraged
an extension OF the long lines, while
at the same time the shorts became
mere nervous. and the result was the
fUmer tone.
Southern Railway, not especially firm
I'm the opening transactions, added
point gain Southern Pacific took the
same course Tor another point Read
ing extended its advance to I0IL and
Union Pacific turned up 10 1881. New
Y DIRK Central gained half point also.
Louisville and Nashville was steady at
50, it's high point Great Northern was
back at its top. 12li5, aad Erie tirsts eX-
tended their gain 10 flush Two points,
Even Atchisou rallied and gained g.
PENNSYLVANIA fell a short Of its clos
ing on Saturday. II held the distinction
of being about the only weak stock on
She list.
steel preferred was y higher at 9J52.
and the common p better at 3ls
The indications at this time were Tor
& duh, firm close.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
"ITLE INSURANCE

Columbia -..--,..-.........---..--
Washington ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

On Wednesday il is expected that the
Capital Traction directors viii elect Mr.
Hamilton to the presidency, made Va
cant by the death 0f Mr. Dunlop.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18
DR.. Golfer MAY
COME BACK HERE

That DR.. Cofer. who was formerly
in charge of the marine ospital hcrc,
will again be assigned to this port. Is
the news named as a strong possible.
ity by Governor Frear In his letter to
Mott.Smith. DR.. Cofer is udyius
the sanitary conditions of the biz
cities OF the East at present and i've
has asked the government for ninety
days more before he Is assigned to
any permanent position. DIR. Cofer
was the one who recommended Fed.
eral appropriation for sanitary work
for Honolulu. and It Is through his
recommendation that the matter is be.
ing given consideration in Washing
ton. Golfer wants the government to
make an appropriation of s25 900 per
year to be expended here In sanitary
work at the discretion OF the Governor.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18
MORE ALTERATIONS
IN ,llAU LAWS
Mott.Smlth Receives Two
T, Letters From the )
Governor

Acting Governor Mott.Smith re-
ceived two letters from the Governor
by the mail which came yesterday.
The Governor states that his proposed
amendments have undergone great
many alterations and changes since
they were first written. The amend.
ments to the land laws have especial
ly been changed since the Governor
took the draft which he drew up on
the transport away with him to Wash.
ington.
The Governor mailed q draft OF the
amended land laws. but stated that he
would probably change the law con-
siderably still before 1t went to the
consideration of Congress. He has
been going into the land question very
deeply with Messrs. Mcclellan and
Hatch. and Delegate Kuhio has been
consulted In all OF the alterations
made.
Governor .Frear states that he took
UP the matter of the Federal building
sites with Secretary Winthrop as soon
as he arrived In Washington, and
learned OF the agitation In Honolulu
He stated that Winthrop would hold
the Federal site transfer until the
communication on the matter arrived
The Governor has been In consul
tation with Secretary Garfield, whom
he finds to be working on many Ha
waiian propositions, and planning q
lot Of work for thesdifferent Territor
ial heads of departments here.
He referred In both his letters e
the vacillating attitudes OF the com
mercial bodies of Honolulu In regar,
TO the coastwise shipping law and
eave number of reasons why he re
eretted the steps taken. He stated
that Secretary Straus. Secretary Gar
field. and others had taken the matter
up with the President, who had gone
to work for. the relief of Hawaii b,
suspending the law, which seemed sur,
OF passing.
| The Governor said that he hal hat
On Interview with John y Trenor
but stated that the ltalians 10 be 50
cured by him were slow in gettin.
started. a
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18
A PRIDE TO HONOLULU.

The Gem Theatre is completed. and
a pride to Honolulu. The managers,
Messrs. Wider 4 Kuby. have taken
every precaution to comply with the
law, to make It an absolutely fire.
proof, wellventilated. and the pref.
test place Of amusement In Honolulu.
The decorating and pictures Of dit.
:erene scenes from various parts Of
the world, painted by Tom Sharp. are
well worth seeing.
This theatre Will open Saturday
evening. December 10. at $3.50. There
Will be four shows every evening and
u matinee every day at $3.50.
The price OF admission Is 1Oc, box
seats zoe. children Is. They will
change their pictures Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday. showing the latest
films from the coast
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18
kASH Co. GIFTS
that PLEASE men

Men like. above all things. some
thing useful as u Christmas gift and
this naturally leads one to look to the
mems clothing stores as the most
suitable places to buy such goods. The
Kash Company. corner Fort and Hotel
streets. has one OF the most complete
and finest lines OF suitable gifts for
men ever shown In this city.
The goods are all very attractively
displayed SO as to make shopping easy
and the man or woman who goes ia
the Kash Company will have no din
Guilty In making selections that will
win the appreciation and appreciation
of the recipients.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18

Arthur Hale. general superintendent
Of transportation of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, has resigned to become
the permanent chairman of the car
service department OF the American
Railway Association. effective Janu.
airy l. It is said his salary will be
$40 900 per year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18

According to Washington report,
friends of John Hays Hammond, the
millionaire mining man and publ
cist, OF Massachusetts,, will ask Mr.,
Tafe to make him a member of the
next Cabinet.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18

Fire destroyed two wings Of St.
Jerome's Catholic College at Berlin,
Ontario, causing loss Of 100000.
George Reese, third-year student
from Mount Carmel, Pa, was severe
~ burned.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18

Governorelect Hadley. of Missouri,
while attorney general Of his state.
prosecuted one Of the first cases
against the Standard OIL Company. p
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18

President Diaz OF Mexico has lert
a strong cooperation to the National
Corn Exposition held at Omaha Dec.
9-19, He is sending four special
commissioners to rerr esent his repub-
lie, headed by Senior FoeX Guillermo,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-18

Charles p. Taft is the brother who
is credited with having financed the
political fortunes Of the President.
elect when money was needed for cam.
paigning. The brother Charles is prom.
!nently mentioned as a candidate for
Senator to succeed Senator Foraker.
It is said that the President.elect Il
not an enthusiastic supporter of his
brothers campaign but Is not oppos.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-12
DEPENDS on GREAT BRITAIN
Fate Of International Conference on
Balkan Crisis.


Paris, Oct 1.-the fate of the in
ternational conference as solution Of
the Balkan crisis depends upon the
answer given by Great Britain to NJ.
1swolsky, the Russian minister of for,
eign affairs, who is proceeding to Lon
don.
France is confident that if a pro-
gramme can be arranged a diplomatic
way can be found by which AUSTRIA
Hungary will participate and that after
this no difficulty need be expected.
Germany and Italy are now believed
to be in direct negotiations with Con-
stantinople and Vienna. The recogni-
ton of the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina would remove Austria
Hungary's only objection to being rep
resented at the conference. France,
while sympathizing with Russia's de-
sire to open the Dardanelles to her
warships, supports the English view
that the conference should be limited
to the regulations of the existing sit
uation by obtaining compensation for
Turkey instead of at her expense.
These compensations are to be large
ly moral and are to take the shape of
the withdrawal of capitulations, the
suppression of restrictions in Mace.
donia and possibly a money compen.
sation from Bulgaria for Eastern Rou
melia.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-12
UNSUSPECTED CAUSES OF
TROUBLE"

Apart from the inevitable "trOuble'
IN the intricate and sensitive equip
ment of central Offices and in the ex-
tensive system of outside lines, over
head and underground, the telephone
service occasionally suffers from dis
turbance of the circuits or instruments
on the subscribers premises. This
kind of ''trouble' is difficult to locate,
and so is especially annoying; but al
most always it is perfectly avoidable,
being caused by unconscious careless
ness.
In one case when subscriber re-
ported that he was unable to talk
through his telephone at all it was
found that some member of the family
had laid a pair of spectacles on top Of
the bell box of the instrument so that
the steel bows touched against the
binding posts to which the outside
wires are fastened, thus 'cutting out'
both transmitter and receiver by clos
ing the circuit before it reached them
Another subscriber declared that
people who called him and had been
told ';They don't answer" when he
knew positively that the bell had not
rung at all. His difficulty turned out
to be due not to any failure of
"Central" to perform her work
properly, but the fact that his wife
had muffled' the telephone bells while
the baby took his nap and had for
gotten to remove the muffler.
Inside telephone wiring is insulted
with the greatest care to protect it
against dampness and to keep the
wires separated from each other. 1t
cannot be made proof against every
thing, though. Every now and then a
subscribers "station" fails to work
properly because someone stands a
dripping umbrella where it saturates
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-12
elected from the Third ward;
and his death IS lamented by a large
number of residents Of this city.
Met Old Timers at KaIispelI.


]. A. Mcdonald has returned
from Kalispell, Mont, where he went
some time ago to look over the stu
alton relative to numbering in that
state.
4 He states the conditions as he saw
them were far from being desirable
to anyone looking for change Of
location. III: .-"s f. ..-.
According to Mr.. Mcdonald,
there were some two thousand men
lying around, who were out of work
and could not secure employment.
The best wages offered to men who,
work in the woods was $35 per
month, and as there was no buying
of timber or cruising to speak of
there would be no demand for any
kind of help in the numbering opera
tons.
Mr. Mcdonald states that he saw
several old-time residents of Be-
midi, who are acting as cruisers out
in the Kalispell country. Among
them was Micheal Kelly, who is now
head timber buyer for the Crookston
Lumber company; George Millette.
who was for several years with the
Niels Lumber company of Cass Lake,
but now representing that company
at Kalispell; George McCrea, who
used to be with Backus & Brooks
company, is now in the employ of
the N. w. Lumber company at
Kalispell.
That country is simply not in it
with Bemidji," said Mr.. Mcdonald.
This country is far ahead of
Montana, from every point of view"