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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-17
Political Scare.
Hill Stocks.

The Hill shares shared in the general
improved tone OF the markets, but they
acted nervous and the short sellers of
yesterday found considerable stock for
sale when they went in to cover. Yes
teTJay's high prices were not reached
in anything but Baltimore and Ohio.
Rock Island, and one or two otK.r
stocks but there was some Improvement
tn everything over the low range, with
very few exceptions.
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Hubert Snowden has returned from
Clark county.
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Elton Shaffer was held from Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church this after
noon. and was largely attended The
services were conducted by the Rev.
Edgar Carpenter. the rector and the
burial was made IN Bethel Cemetery.
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DAYS GAINS.

Wisconsin Central.
Baltimore g. Ohio.
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DEMOCRATS PLAN
BIG PUBLIC MEETING
Committee on Speakers In
ViteS Well-Known Virgin
ianS to Take Part.
WARRINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, SEPT. Il.

The BrySn-Kern and Carlin Club IN
the near future viii have a public meet
ing at which addresses viii be delivered
by prominent Democrats.
The committee on speakers, consist
ing OF Col. T. l. Smith, r D. Brum-
back, and J. II. Trimyer, has extend
ed invitations TO Capt R s. Parks, OF
Luray. and Samuel T. Kelly. Of Rich
mond.
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NEW POSTAGE STAMPS
ARE SIMPLE IN DESIGN

Washington, Oct. 13.-The bureau
OF engraving and printing has COM
pleted designs suggested by Postmas-
ter General Meyer for new issue of
postage stamps. The new stamps will
be OF these denominations: one cent,
two, three, four, five, six, eight, ten,
fifteen and fifty cents and one dollar.
The two dollar and five dollar denomi-
nations now in use will not be reprint
ed. The two cent stamps will be first
distributed, and shipments to postmas-
tiers will commence sometime in No
vember.
The new issue has been designed
with the object Of obtaining the great
est simplicity commensurate with artis-
tic results. The profile has been taken
in each instance instead of full view,
giving a bas-relief effect. All the
stamps are of similar design, con-
tanning head in an ellipse, the only
decoration being laurel leaves on
either side Of the ellipse. The letter
ing is in straight lines, at the top be-
ing gu. S. Postage" and at the bottom
the words 1.-TWO Cents" The one
cent stamp contains the head of Frank
lin, while all the others will bear that
Of Washington, taken from busts by
Houdon.
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Jessie's Sewing Aches.

Jessie sat down by her mother to
sew. She was making a pillow case
for her own little pillow.
"All this?' she asked, in a discon-
solate tone, holding the seam out.
THAT is not too much for a little
girl who has work basket OF her
own" said her mother.
EYES," thought Jessie, mother has
given me work basket, and l ought
to be willing to sew" With that she
took a few stitches quite diligently.
az have a dreadful pain in my side"
said Jessie in a few minutes. my
thumb is very sore," she complained.
"Oh, my hand Is so tired :" was the
next. Next there was something the
matter with her foot, and then with
her eyes, and so she was full Of trou-
BILE.
At length the sewing was done and
Jessie brought it to her mother.
SHOULD not first send for a doc
tor" asked her mother.
1.-The doctor for me, mother? cried
the little girl, as surprised as she could
be.
Certainly a little girl so full of
pains and aches must be i'll, and the
sooner we have the doctor the better"
20 mother" said Jessie, laughing,
they were sewing aches. am well
now.'
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INTERNATIONAL WAR
ON PROHIBITION BEGUN

Berlin, Oct. 13.-An international
movement will be undertaken by the
brewers to stem the tide of prohibition
that is strongest in the United States,
but is also becoming manifest in other
parts of the world. This menace to
the industry will be the subject most
discussed at the international jubilee
congress of the Brewers College and
Institute for Experimental Research.
Doctors and scientific men from sew
eral countries will read papers carry
ing the arguments that the moderate
drinking of beer is absolutely benefi-
cial 1t will be shown from the stand
point of these men that in charging
evils against beer the prohibitionists
are on tho wrong track.
Plans will be discussed for interna-
tional cooperation in the fight against
the temperance advocate. Prof. A.
Strive, TO Prussia, will lead in the dis
custom of this subject.
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ROADS FILE NEW
LUMBER TARIFFS

Washington, Oct. 13-The interstate
commerce commission has received the
new lumber traiff fled by the Hill and
Hartman roads under the order of the
commission and the new rates as de-
creed by the commission will go into
effect Thursday, October Is. These
new traits fill 41O printed pages and
give rates to every town reached by
roads that were parties to the famous
controversy. The rates laid down are
in strict accordance with the commits
sion's order and the filing Of these
rates indicates that the recent report
that the railroads had gone into court
at St. Paul and asked that the COM
mission be restrained from enforcing
it's order was incorrect There never
has been an official notification OF
such poceedings received by the COM
mission.
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BRITISH PREMIER
TALKS ON BALKANS

London, Oct 13.--Tbe .r+r,, 80.
s.ou % the British. parliament opened
yos'eraay. The entire ten weeks of
sile slttlng will be taken up with con.
s - Of the government measures
the most important of which Is tho
licensing bill. This bill will nass tho
uso u commons, but in the house
VI lords it will either be thrown ont
" amended, and the controversy Of last
year between the two houses TINS will
DC renewed. It is expected that an
agreement will be reached with rao.rd
10 the education bill, and the me,snr.
quickly passed, will make way for the
INTRODUCTION of another Irish land bill.
as wen as measures dealing with tho
problem OF the unemployed.
AS soon as the business session was
opened Premier Asquith was question:
cd with regard to the situation in tho
oaikans. and in reply he said:
AS the secretary of foreign affairs
ana myself already have stated in pub
TIC, 1t is impossible for this country in
the interests of existing treaties. to
recognize alterations made therein nv
individual states, and we hold to this
principle.
r we shall use our influence to help
secure such solution as will be both
peaceful and equitable. No definite
arrangements towards holding a con-
ference have yet been made, but the
question OF how settlement can be
oDtalned and what should be compris-
ed therein is subject of discussion.
In the meanwhile we hope that
those who naturally feel aggreived
Will not precipitate crisis by hasty
action
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Elephant. and White Ant..

Some American engineers, in con-
structing a power-transmission line In
India, had several things to consider
and avoid that had never confronted
them before, perhaps. The line, which
was nearly hundred miles in length.
was carried on tall poles through the
jungle, and in constructing it the raw
ages of white ants and the playful
FRANKS of wild elephants had to be
provided against. That sounds anus
ing, but the engineers found it q seri-
GUS problem. The ants attacked the
first poles set and fairly ridlled them !;
and the elephants reached up with their
trunks and tore down the wires. So
iron sockets seven feet in height were
used to set the poles in, which circum-
vented the ants; and after a careful
measurement Of the highest reach Of
an elephants trunk, the poles were
made tall enough to keep the wires out
Of theeway.
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PUSHING CONSTRUCTION
ON GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 10.-That
construction work on the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway is to be rushed in
British Columbia just as rapidly as
men and supplies can be obtained, IS
the message brought to the Coast this
Year by Charles M. Hays, general
manager of the company. Hays is an
American, long identified with tho
Grand Trunk system. With the limo
1alrly complete between Winnipeg and
Edmonton, 100 miles of new work are
now under construction west OF tho
latter place and toward the Rocky
mountains. Hays announced that
within thirty days the company viii
Dc IN position to call for tenders Tor
an additional 200 miles west OF Wolfe
river, making tho work extend well
INTO British Columbia.
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PICKETING
ISLAWFUL
DIT 1T MUST BE WITHOUT
THREAT OR INTIMIDA-
TON.
Ci,c,,it Court of Appeals Modifes
an Injunction--Lower Court
Went too Far In Prohibiting
Picketing Without Violence in
Milwaukee Strike.

Chicago. Oct. 12-Peaceful picket
,,c nv striking union men is permissi-
Lie according to a court decree, but
tba indicial sanction expressly provides
.bat ssthe picketing 81 all not be done
in =. threatening or intimidating man.
nor This is one TO the points empha-
ri7ad in the United States court of ap-
-,oaIs' decision reviewing the federal
nourt Injunction issued against Iron
holders Union No. 125, of Milwau-
tsp during the iron holders strike at
tbe plants of the Allis-C Chambers com.
many. several years ago.
The higher courts decision, which
uas handed down Saturday, upholds
tbe INJUNCTION in a modified form and
vacates number of paragraphs. The
appellate court simply holds that the
lover court went too far in prohibit
ing peaceful picketing and rules that
there was no reason for enjoining q
bovcott. because none existed
The decision was reached by Judges
Grosscup, Baker and Seaman. Judge
Baker wrote the opinion, and concur
ring opinion of Judge Grosscup is at
tsched to it. The injunction was issued
nv Judge Sanborn, Of Milwaukee, on
complaint of the Allis- Chambers COM
pany. On the bill. supplemental
bill and showing in connection with
these bills, an injunction was issued
against the union because of the strik-
ers picketing the Allis- Chambers plant
and endeavoring to prevent non-union
men from working. Some of the indi-
yidual members of the union were later
found guilty of violating the injunc-
ton and were punished for contempt
of court
The final decree of the court in the
injunction proceedings involved four
local unions of the national Orgnaiza-
ton of Iron Molders and some sixty
individuals who were members and Off
GERS of the unions. An appeal from
the decision of Judge Sanborn was
taken by the unions and presented to
the court of appeals last fall. It is
said the court of appeals has had the
opinion ready for some time.
The injunction contained sixteen par
argaphs, each making a provision
against the unions, but 3 number OF
them bearing close relation to each
other Of these paragraphs six were
vacated entirely and three we're modi-
fed by the court Of appeals. The re-
mainder were affirmed and allowed to
stand
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TRIES MODERN srrERAaE.

League Omcial and His Family
Travel with Immigrants.
N. Behar, managing director Of the
National Liberal immigration League,
of which Edward Lauterbach is presi-
dent, returned yesterday In the steer.
age Of the Holland-America steamship
Rotterdam, with his son-in-law. David
Varon, professor of architecture in Sy-
racuse university, Mrs. varon and their
two children, says the New York Sun.
Mr.. Behar sailed from New York In
the Storage of the French liner La
Lorraine on July 2. His object was to
study conditions in the steerage. he
said he bad found the La Lorraine not
so well equipped as the Rotterdam, be-
cause the latter was q brand-new shin
and the La Lorraine was eight years
old. He found even the Rotterdam
lacking in mems baths, but she was al
most perfect otherwise in the steerage.
He asked an officer about baths for
men and the officer said they were use
less, because the immigrants would not
battle. The children Of immigrants,
however, were properly bathed by stew.
ardesses.
Men immigrants, Mr.. Behar said,
were many of them simply grown chill
dren, and it was necessary to persuade
them to take proper care Of themselves
or induce them to do the things which
were beneficial to them. The new
French line ship Chicago, intended
chiefly for second-class and steerage
passengers, was almost an ideal craft
of its kind. Mr.. Behar will report to
the league that all steerages should be
provided with plenty Of baths, that the
ships officers should encourage bathing
and have each ship provided with H.
braries for immigrants, with books In
several languages, most of the books to
relate to America and It's history, gov
eminent, and physical conditions, with
pictures and maps.
Mr.. Behar said he lived with his
relatives entirely in the steerage on
both ships, took the same fare as that
given to the immigrants and found 1t
good. He found the steerage very much
superior to what it had been less than
ten years ago and was very hopeful Of
getting 1t still better by legislation and
agitation.
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Experts In handwriting are often
called on to read In it individual traits
OF character, and there is no doubt
that they can do it. Typewriting has
now become so common that similar
tests are being applied to it. Here Is
case In point: In a law suit in
England recently, experts showed that
one OF the pages Of long typewriter
document had been substituted for
another. They found the difference In
the spacing. the punctuation, the para
graphing and the appearance of the
letters, the latter depending on the
touch OF the fingers. The experts fur
Their said that the writer Of the sub6ti-
tuted page was young woman; that
she was nervous. not strong. Of only
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
AUSTRIA'S
ATTITUDE
READY TO FIGHT TO RETAIN
TERRITORY RECENTLY
ANNEXED.
Resents DictatiOn of Powers In
COnference--Is Willing to Com
pensate Turkey---Creat Britain
Condemns Annexation and Fig
ures as Protector of Turkey.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-THE ut
most efforts Of Russian diplomacy have
been directed for the entire week to
ward an endeavor to secure some mod
ifcation of the recalcitrant attitude of
Austria Hungary with regard to the
scope Of the deliberations of the pow
ers on the Balkan situation, but these
efforts have been fruitless NJ Tchar-
ykoff, the acting foreign minister, has
spent several hours daily in consulta-
ton with Count Berchthold, the Aus
trian ambassador, but apparently to no
purpose.
Austria, although it's first announce
ment was that as great power it could
not permit other nations to question
its actions in annexing Bosnia, is will
ing to discuss the questions Of compen-
sation to the big powers, the limitation
Of the desires of the Balkan states and
the cancellation of obnoxious clauses
in the Berlin treaty, but is obdurate
on the all-important point of it's re-
sponsibility to the signatories of that
treaty.
A bellicose note is now beginning to
be sounded from Vienna. It has been
learned from we'll informed source
that Austria would not shrink from
war rather than yield to the dictation
in the form of joint call for an inter-
national congress, ISSUED by Great Brit
ain, Russia and Italy. According to
this authority, Austria and Germany
have seized this opportunity to test the
strength of the frequently discussed
''hemming-in policy" They believe
that the time is favorable to shatter
the narrowing cirlce of alliances and
understandings.
1t is entirely possible that Austria
may make an issue Of the formal re-
fusal of the powers to recognize the
annexation of Bosnia as an accom-
plished fact.
Count Berchthold has been in an
embarrassing position, for it is nearly
a week since he demanded an audience
with Emperor Nicholas, to which he
was entitled as the personal represen-
tative of Emperor Francis Joseph.
This audience was put off, however,
for various reasons, and it is under
stood here that the Emperor will not
receive the Austrian ambassador until
after the return of M. Iswolsky from
tho London conference
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Cleveland to Get Street Car Profits


Cleveland. Oct. 13.-The local street
railway lines will in the future be
operated exactly as if owned by the
city. The state laws do not permit
municipal ownership, but this point
was circumvented. The stock OF the
municipal traction company, the leas-
ing company which is operating the
lines ON three-cent fare basis, is to
be placed. in the hands of trustees.
The trustees will consist Of the board
Of directors Of the leasing company
and several citizens who have had no
part in local traction affairs. Profits
accruing will be turned over to the
city to be applied upon the public
parks and the lighting OF streets and
the heating Of public buildings.
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ssTUHo' N 4 LAND DEAF.

= AansaA Dought Property H1gh IN
O . Mexican Mountain.
The vivid prospectus writer has
landed another victim, says the Kan
sas City Star. Incidentally Henry N.
Ensle, q farmer who lives near Abilene,
kas., win never again trade '.sight I'M
seen" or buy anything until he has
looked at it under magnifying glass,
% matter what the prospectus says.
Some time ago Mr.. Engie read pros
pectus containing beautiful illustrations
and vivid descriptions Of land in the
Luis Garcia Teruel tract in the terri
tory OF Topic and the republic Of Mex
leo. Then, through the agency of a
colonization company, he purchased
16O acres, paying $50 In cash and CIV
Ing his notes for the rest Of $3.50, the
purchase price.
Mr.. E2gle returned the other day
from trip to Mexico, where he viewed
his purchase. This morning he brought
suit In the circuit court against the
land company for the recovery Of his
$50 In cash and his notes.
In his petition to the court Mr..
Engle says that this description of the
land was given to him by the land COM
pa1y:
"The soil Is rich, deep loan, easy
to cultivate. capable Of producing al
most any product known to the agri-
hn -
prove the fertility of the soil IL the
lcxuriant growth of blue stem grass,
two or three feet high, with which this
whole tract is covered. 1t will grow
the following:
Coffee, vanilla, sugar cane, ba-
nanas; pineapples, oranges, lemons,
lines, grape fruit, figs, gooseberries, al
monds, strawberries, raspberries, black
berries, English walnuts, apricots, pears,
peaches, apples, plums, dates, corn, rice,
rye, wheat, barley, broomcorn, tobacco,
cotton, beans, onions, melons and all
vegetables, including clover and alfalfa.
The annual profits on these prod
ucts range from 500 to $500 and $500
an acre. The land Is easy of access
to the markets. A railroad has been
surveyed through the land and con-
struction has begun"
After visit to what he really b.
lieved to be valley Of the Nile, Mr..
Engle gave this description of the land:
1T Is on top of a mountain and is
1000 feet above sea level. The land
Is barren Of vegetation and, because
Of the high altitude, nothing except
pine trees will grow there The land
Is wholly inaccessible and it takes ten
days, with the aid of burro or a mule,
to make a round trip to the nearest
railroad"
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THE HOUSE FLY.

Set Of Rules to Apply Against This
Menace to Health.
When Josh Billings summed it all up
by exclaiming Darn fiji" he had In
mind merely the annoying ways Of this
pestiferous creature, the particular
bane Of the bald-headed man, and all
around nuisance, In summer, to all
ages, sexes, kinds and conditions Of
mankind
Within recent years, however, 1t has
become generally known that the ordi-
nary house fly is not merely an abom-
Unable nuisance, but great menace to
health, through its facility and activity
in distributing the germs Of some Of the
worst diseases. It is along this latter
line that a crusade against the house
fly is entered upon by some Of our
health committees and associations, one
of the best and most active Of which
has issued the following set Of rules:
Keep the flies away from the sick,
especially those Ill with contagious dis
eases. Kill every fly that strays into
the sick room. His body Is covered
with disease germs.
Do not allow decaying material OF
any sort to accumulate In or near your
premises.
Cover food after a meal: burn or
bury all table refuse.
Screen all food exposed for sale.
Screen all windows and doors, espe-
cially the kitchen and dining room.
Pour kerosene into the drains.
Screen all food.
Keep receptacles for garbage careful
" covered and the cans cleaned or
sprinkled with oil or lime.
II there is no dirt and filth there
will be no flies.
It is aptly remarked by the Syracuse
Post Standard that, unpleasant as the
subject is, no apology is needed for
giving all possible publicity to these
rules. Thousands Of deaths from ty-
phoid fever" 1t adds, "every year are
due to the house fly. 1t is quite Ger
tain that IL the real peril to human life
from the activities of the house ny
were understood there would be less
carelessness on the part Of household
ers In exposing food to the contamina-
ton OF these Yermin, and less careless
ness on the part Of municipal authori-
ties In permitting grocers and street
vendors Tn do sO."-Albany Argus.
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Ojfbway Bali Game.

This is the most popular sport
among the 10000 members of the Ojib-
way tribe Entire villages engage in
it, each side choosing leader.
Each player is armed with a long
stick, on the end Of which is small
loop, four inches in circumference. To
this is attached a net Of rawhide just
large enough to hold the ball. At the
distance Of 400 PAGES from each other
two poles are driven into the ground
for goals. The object Of each side is
10 get the ball into the net at the end
Ut the playing stick and to strike the
opposing goal with it. The player who
succeeds wins the game for his side.
AS the players on one side try to
block the way to the goal for oppo-
nents and to keep the ball away from
them, the result is lively scrimmage.
The two sides being lined up, the ball
Is thrown between them at the begin
ming Of the game and is kept in lively
movement until the contest ends.
On the outskirts Of the struggling
players are stationed skirmishers. They
run with 1t to the goal. These Skin
mlshcrs are chosen for their fleetness
Of foot Now and then the ball will
fly out from the struggling group and.
catching it In the little basket at the
end Of his playing stick, an outfielder
will speed with it for the goal. pur-
sued by the rest of the players. The
opposite side tries to catch him before
lie can touch the goal, while those on
his own side interfere with this pur-
suit. He Is encouraged by cries Of
"Ila-ha-yah and "A-ne-gook - All
'oin in the shouts, even the pappooses.
Now and then a player will strike
the ball. and send it in the air AS It
comes down another player sends it
up again. Sometimes for ten minutes
it will not touch the ground. Then both
players and spectators reach the wild
est pitch Of enrlr siasm. This game
could be played with much enjoyment
by the "pa: Afactx Chicago News.