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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-11
NEARING THE END.
Arguments on Prayers Today in the
Harper Trial.

The fourth and in all probability the
concluding week Of the trial of Robert n.
Harper, which began before Judge KIM
ball of the Police Court February II last.
upon information charging him with vio-
lating the food and drug act. was begun
yesterday with resumption Of the pres
entation OF argument upon the various
prayers offered. respectively. by the at
torneys for the prosecution and defense
The morning session yesterday was con-
sumed in discussing the legal points of
about thirty-five prayers offered by both
sides.
In addition to the original prayers Of
since been framed and were acted upon
yesterday. The arguments on the merits
of the case were not reached until after
noon. and the jury was excused about
II o'clock until 30
At the afternoon session the arguments
before the jury were taken up, Assistant
United States Attorney Proctor being the
fist to address the court.
At the opening of the court this morn
ing Benjamin F. Minor Of counsel for
the defense resumed his argument before
the jury which was interrupted by ad-
journment yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Minor bitterly assailed the assertion OF
the prosecution relative to the alleged
dangerous poisonous character Of acetani-
lide and antipyrine. and as proof Of his
statements also quoted a large part of
the testimony as did Mr.. Proctor in his
address yesterday afternoon for the prose-
cution He asserted that neither drug
was Of an extremely dangerous character,
and were very remedial in their results.
He quoted recognized doses of the
two drugs, and compared them to the
dose recommended by the Harper labels.
which, he showed, were about the same.
The food value Of the compound which
lay in the alcohol placed In 1t, Mr.. Minor
asserted. was a brain food. In that 1t was
a food for all parts of the body He also
attacked the technical meanings, from a
physicians standpoint, OF the words
cure and relief and compared them
with the Interpretation usually placed
upon the words by laymen. MIR. Minor
finished his argument shortly after the
noon recess and was followed by Attorney
c c. Tucker, for the defense. United
States Attorney Baker for the govern.
nent will close.
1t is thought the case will go to the jury
late this afternoon or early tomorrow.
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Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
At the close of the stock market the
following stocks had changed in price
since above quotations. there being no
change in balance Of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, 527a.
Am. Car and Foundry. 29ls.
Am. Car Foundry. pfd., ST..
Am. Ice Securities, Is.
American Smelling, 64k.
American Smelling, pfd., 81.
Anaconda. 33ss.
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe, q.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, AZ.
Canadian Pacific. 1854
e. c., c. & st. L.. 4S7s
Chesapeake and Ohio, o91s
Chicago Great Western, 4a.
Chicago. Mil. and ST Paul. III.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, 1871
Delaware and Hudson, 1J1.
Erie. LIST preferred, ga.
Great Northern Ore, 81.
Great Northern, pfd.. 1919.
Greene Cananea, So.
Illinois Central, 12S.
Louisville and Nashville, 96I1.
Mo-, Kans & Tex, COM, oOs.
Mo-. Kans. & Tex, pfd, 52ss.
NJ. s. P. & S. S. NJ, I03
National Lead, 49,
New York Air Brake, 9sE
n Y. Ont. & West, 32ss.
Northern Pacific, 1884,
Pennsylvania r. R.. 117L.
Railway Steel Spring Co., 81.
Reading. 1881.
Rock Island, COM, H.
Rock Island pfd., 24st.
Southern Pacific, 72h
Southern Railway, 107..
Toledo, St. L. and w, pfd., "a.
Union Pacific, 1924
United States Steel. 325s.
United States Steel. pfd, 96
Va. Car. Chem. Com, 1873
Wabash. preferred. l5la.
Western Union. 40!z
BONDS.
B. r. T. As, 20.
Rock Island As, 6OA.
u. c. w.. S4H.
Inteoboro AVS, 561s.
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New Method for Teachers Advised.

Representative Gardner of Michigan,
chairman of the appropriations subcom-
mittee which has charge Of the District
of Columbia appropriation bill, recently
received letter from w. V. Cox, chair
man of the ways and means committee of
the board Of education, recommending
that the method of designating the num-
Der of teachers and the salaries paid to
each be discontinued. and that in the es-
innate an item for 1.G46 teachers, at the
minimum salaries for each class, when
shall be paid out of total appropriation
of 81 ,245,025. be inserted. Mr. Cox .e-
lieves that the interests of the govern
ment will be safeguarded by this meth
cd, and that there can be no abuse of an
appropriation in this form
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. March 11.--American Sc
curities opened dull and lower today.
following the decline in New York yes
terday Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
sold g above parity, but the rest Of the
list declined u to Y during the first
hour.
The New York opening failed to raise
prices here. but near the close there
was a hardening Of quotations..
LONDON Closing Stocks.
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

cDecIdI DIspdtc6 10 Inc Stdr.
BALTIMORE. Nd. March l1-wHEAT-
Steady; spot contract. 9eAs97; spot No. red
". 9aAaeIh; March 9es4a97; April. s7Na
receipts. 1925 bushels: exports SO 900 bushels
southern on grade. 9l1ha96.
coRN.Easy: spot mixed. ssHasah; No. 2
white, Sil2a6iS; March. 63isa63A; APRIL S4l5a
6iH: May, 63laa654; steamer mixed 591.a59lz ;
receipts. 3l39 bushels: exports, 1880 bush,
els: southern white corn. oi1.: southern yellow
OATS-Steady; No. white 5Sbaso: No 2
white 5'a59; No. mixed. o7ls: receipts. 6.ol6
bushels. >'o-
RfE-Dull: No; western export. 50 asked :
No.. western domestic. 9Oa9l; receipts. $40
bushels. "
HAY-Quiet. unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Very dat unchanged
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ACTOR HITCHCoCK'S TRIAL.
Expected That Panel for Jury Will
Be Filled by NIGHT.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The trial of
Raymond Hitchcock. the comedian. was
in the supreme court today. The
work of securing jury continued slowly,
but with the prospect that the panel
would be filled before adjournment to-
night. Mrs. Hitchcock. the defendants
wife. who. with all other spectators. was
barred from the courtroom yesterday,
was permitted to enter the room today.
The courtroom was damned all day
yesterday, as there were POO talesmen
present. 1t took all day to get five jurors.
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Government Securities.
Suffering In Cuba.

HAVANA, March 11.-An investigation
by the government shows that there is
critical condition among many people
in the remote southwestern portions o.
the island. A short tobacco crop has
caused the discharge of many men. This
has resulted in a shortage OF money and
a lack of food. The situation Is not as
yet dangerous. but unless some measures
OF relief are taken 1t will become very bad
q fortnight hence.
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, March 11.--Bullion amount
ing to f157, 900 was taken into the Bank
of England today on balance.
PARIS, March 11.-Three per cent
rentes, 81 francs 87k centimes for the
account Exchange on London, IS francs
10 centimes for checks.
BERLIN, March 11.--Exchange on
London, 90 marks AN pfennigs for
checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. per
cent; three months bills, ~ per cent.
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TURIN. March 11.-Edmondo Amicis.
soldier and author. died here today. He
in 1863. when he was seventeen years old.
and Joined the army as second lieuten-
ant OF infantry. During his military ca
reer he wrote several novels that at
from the army devoted himself entirely
to literature.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The tendency Of the trading Of the meet
ing today Of the stock exchange was
rather buoyant in its nature. and in the
case Of some securities considerable prog
ress was made toward higher levels. This
may have been due, and was no doubt
largely due to the improvements In the
general tone Of the market not only here,
but elsewhere. and to . feeling that
turn has come. and that a greater degree
Of activity may be looked for.
Perhaps, however. the presence Of MIR.
Hibbs may have had some influence, as he
had not attended a session Of the board
since the late unpleasantness." as the
recent financial panic Is sometimes
termed. AT any rate Mr.. Hibbs had not
lost his desire to gather in large blocks
Of stock. especially Of the two issues OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
His voice was heard. reminiscent Of the
past, bidding loudly q for 10000 shares
Of the common and Is tor 1.OUO shares
of the preferred.
The bid for the common stock rose to
81. where it remained, an advance of a
quarter of a point over the figures OF
yesterday. The asking price was -.
The preferred stock sold up to 6S1s. and
which is an advance of two points in the
bid as compared with the one OF yester-
day.
A higher level was also gained In gas
stock and couple OF options on 100
shares sold for ga and IS. The stock
sold for 81 and 621a. Yesterday COX was
bid and the asking price was an eighth OF
a point in advance
Something was done in the bank stock
list and a number Of transactions were
recorded in the shares Of the National
City Bank. Yesterday fifteen shares sold
for 13U. while today there were some
forty shares changed hands on d range Of
1877 to 40 Ten shares of Traders sold
for 10, which was the D.d price of yes
terddy
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regulsr call. IL O'Clock noon-Cspitsl
Traction 20 at 100, ) at 120, 10 at 10.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 50 at 66!5
D at IS. so at 90. 50 ut 8sls.
Washington Gas. Is at 6l&. % at 60.
Lanston Monotype. 100 at 9b.
Greene Cananea, 100 at S3S.
National City Bank, 10 at 1877. 10 at 13S, 10
at 139La.
Traders National Bank 10 at 40.
After call-Capital Traction. at 40.
National City Bank, 10 at 140
Mergentha1er Linotype. at 1874, at 19a.
Washington Gas. % at 62ia, 100 at 6215 lbuyer
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Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today
for redemption, $1.O31,66 Government
receipts--From internal revenue. $616.
300; customs. S1,O53,511; miscellaneous.
$3o3,31O. Expendit $2,36O,OO0.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 11.-John
Teagle, formerly one of the best-known
independent oil refiners in the country,
died at his home here last evening, aged
sixty years.
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CHICAGO, March 11.-Wheat

CHICAGO. March l1.-Wheat today
opened easy on realizing sales May
opened shade lower to AaN higher At
93ss to 941a. and sold at a3hz.
May corn opened a shade to &ah high
er at 651t to esq., and sold at &C.
May oats opened u lower at 53k, sold
at 5S1s. and then advanced to 53k
May provisions opened dull; pork I'M
changed to 21zc. higher at 12.O71k to II. 10:
lard shade to 211a5c. higher, at 1924 to
7.S5, and ribs unchanged at 6.77h
The wheat market became strong in the
last half of the session. because of a
good demand for cash wheat. Just before
the close, however, a slump took place
on realizing sales. and prices declined
sharply. May selling down to 93M. The
close was weak, with May baA higher
at 93h
Corn prices ruled strong until the last
hour. when they weakened. May selling
OFF to 64N. The close was weak, with
May shade lower at Is
Close: Wheat-March. 93A; July. s9H:
September. S6A.
Corn-May. IS; July. e2hasaA: septem-
Der. 6lA.
oats-May. old. 53A; May. 51%; July,
old. 4iAa44ss; September. 37la.
Pork-May. 12.12k; July. 12.52k.
Lard-May. 1924; July. sos
Ribs-May. 6.7711; July, 7.O7k.
Rye-Cash. 81.
Barley-Cash. 75ao5.
Timothy-March. AIS.
Cloyer-March 1000
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SQUADRON OFF MEXICO.
Battleships Are Talking Direct With
San Diego.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. March 1.-The navy
wireless station at San Diego was in d.
rect communication with the battleship
Connecticut off the Mexican coast early
today and received and transmitted twen-
ty-six official dispatches to Washington.
The exact position Of the feet was not
indicated. but 1t must be within 400 miles
of Magdalena bay today.
The steamer st. Denis sailed last night
for Magdalena bay. with members of the
committee who will carry San Diego's
welcome to Admiral Evans and his men,
1t is expected that the st. Denis will
reach Magdalena bay next Saturday.
Shooting Record Broken.
The Albany sailed north this evening
flying the cruiser trophy. She broke all
previous records Of this country in rapid
ity Of fire and accuracy. Her performance
is considered wonderful. The California
remains In the harbor, and the South
Dakota, Buffalo. two golfers just in, and
the Saturn. awaiting the arrival Of Evans
feet, comprise the total of the ships here
The performance at Magdalena bay
shows that the Albany has broken all
records for rapidity and accuracy with
her 5-inch guns. her average being ten
hits a minute, and the st. Louis with her
6-inch guns, averaging 81 hits q minute.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. March 11.-Closing--
Wheat. spot firm. No. red western win
te- as. 4d.; futures steady: March, 6s
1lkd.; May. Is. lid; July, IS. Id. Corn,
spot prime mixed American. new, steady,
5s. lad; prime. mixed American old.
firm. is 5Ad.; futures, Arm. March. SIS.
1hsd.; May. is. AID.
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The World Of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers, 1419 F street. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Trade.
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Bar silver. steady Is Oiled per ounce.
Money. 3A ASH per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills Is 31sa3H per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
three month bills 10 SASH per cent
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Quotations furnished by z. F. Hutton & Co.,
members New York stock Exchange; G. Bowie
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
The PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY
NC
By Superintendent n. B. Cook.

also be included. This additional time
could be arranged with the teachers
in these schools by an increase in
salaries in due proportion to the ex-
ira time required
As to Finances.
Now comes the question of finance.
How are we In our present condition
10 arrange for a big increase In school
expenses? This is the one subject
that, like Banquo's ghost, viii not
down, and is the one thing that must
be arranged, for before it viii be pos
sible to inaugurate any extensive i'm
proyements or the adoption of new
plans that will necessarily call for in
creased expenditures. That there is a
plethora of funds in the United States
is clearly indicated by the heavy bid
ding made for the $50, 000, 900 Panama
two per cent bonds There are also
a number of men with incomes of
such large proportions that it is an
actual burden to them to devise ways
of disposing of these huge sums. and
il the subject could be properly
brought to the attention of these
wealthy people, means could be readi-
ly provided.
The Juda Touros, McDonougas, Paul
Tulanes, Corcorans and George Pea
bodys are not all dead. nor is the
stock extinct by any means. We See
evidences Of this in many ways and
especially in large donations given
by wealthy men to colleges that are
already encountered with plethoric in
comes. but it is seldom that the
thoughts Of these men ever turn in
the direction of the common public
schools-the school that has to deal
with and handle the masses-sons and
daughters Of the makers of wealth in
this vast and grand country of ours.
Example Of Columbus.
Just let the attention OF these inn
Imensely wealthy people once turn to
the common schools, and means will
flow in quantities sufficient TO meet
every want For illustration, look at
Columbus, Ga The school officials
of that city we're fully as cramped
financially as is the Board of public In
structiop Of EScambia county, Flori-
da.
They needed an Industrial school
for the great number of young people
now growing UP in this tyS;cal manu-
featuring town, and the man for the
occasion was on hand, in the person
of that big. broadminded practical
man of affairs, G. Gunby Jordan, and
when he learned that 100000 was
needed for the building and equipping
of the most ap-todate Industrial
school in the United States, this $780,
600 was procured and the building
was completed and is now occupied
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by a large number Of boys. learning
not only to take care of themselves
in the future, but Of helping those
less fortunate.
One hundred thousand dollars turn
ed over to the Board of Public In
struction of Escambia county would
work wonders for the advancement of
the present generation of yonng peo-
pie in the county, and would extend
it's beneficial influence to untold num-
hers in the future Still PensacoIa
(the second oldest city in the United
States which has in the past taken
care of itself. never in its existence
having received any Outside add will
move onward and upward, will, not
in the far future. be queen city of
the gulf of Mexico and attract the at
tention of citizens and capitalists not
only of the United States. but all
over the world.
County Superintendent of Public In
structiOn, Pensacola. Fla.
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races -. ..4IlZ
1t will be noticed that while the
board has equipped md erected with
in the last twenty-four years 81 differ
emit school buildings with 1873 class
rooms, yet 1t was forced from lack OF
funds to engage twenty class rooms
from private parties, four for white
and sixteen for colored children. This
is not a pleasant situation for any set
of business men to face. Neverthe-
less, it is on us and as men We must
do our best to remedy this .unpleas-
ant financial status.
Plenty of Money in Country.
1 note that within the last few days
the secretary of the United States
treasury offered on the market $780,
100000 bonds for the. purpose of
building the Panama canal. These
bonds are to draw only two per cent
interest, yet the bids for same largely
exceeded the $3O,000.00 asked for,
showing plainly that money is in
abundance. 1t is true that the credit
of the United States is first class and
parties with money are always ready
to invest literally in United States
bonds even at a low rate of interest.
while other paper of equal intrinsic
value cannot be placed at three times
the price of United States bonds
I make this statement advisedly,
for while these United States bonds
are in demand at two per cent, the
board of public instruction when it
needs funds to meet pay roll must
pay eight per cent for the money or go
without, when in truth every tax
payer IN the county is security for
every dollar that the board of public
Instruction will under any situation
call for and every dollar so borrowed
will be paid TO the last cent. including
the interest thereon, and the United
States will not pay one cent more
than the amount of its bonds at matur-
ity plus the two per cent interest due
thereon.
More Room Needed. >
The demand for more school room
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

In compliance with your request
Cor an article for the Christmas edi-
tion of your valuable paper submit
herewith an article ON the condition OF
The public schools in this county at
the present time, as to number OF
pupils enrolled, average daily attend
arce. number of school buildings and
class rooms ia same belonging to the
board OF public instruction
This may, to many, appear pro-
ssic subject for a Christmas edition,
but il is an important one and one
That a large majority of. the house
holders or the county are, or ought to
be. deeply interested in. The statis-
lcal portion of nthis paper Is taken
from the records in the superintend-
ent's office and can be relied on as
being correct. IL Is natural that /,
having been SO long identified with
the SCHOOLS in this county, should feel
deep interest in the growth of these
schools as to the number enrolled and
The large Increase in the average
daily attendance in same.
When | first assumed charge, of the
office of county superintendent of pub
tic instruction the board did not own
zen school buildings worthy the name
OF school houses, while at this time
We nave the following:
White Schools. y
One 1S-room school building, rooms
Is.
One s-room school building, rooms
Two 5-room school buildings, rooms
.Ia
Three ssrocm school buildings,
rooms g..
Nine broom school buildings, rooms
Thirty-two one-room school build
ings, rooms S2.
: Total. fifty-two buildings, with Ill
rooms.
celored Schools.
For the colored children the board
owns tae following:
One ffve-room building. rooms s
Two four-room buildings. rooms 3.
Two three room buildings, rooms 6.
Three two-room buildings, rooms 6.
Two onerroom buildings, rooms 2.
Total ten buildings with 2T rooms
This makes a grand total of So
buildings and 1873 rooms In addition
40 this the board is at present using
four class rooms for white children
snd is for colered children that do not
belong to the board
All of the buildings belonging to
the board are seated with patent
EcnooI desks end are fairly wei sup
piled with black boards. maps and
charts. while the larger and more inn
portant schools. as No. in Pensacola
al Ferry Pass. 5 at Roberts, at
Bluff Springs. is at Muscogee and 40
et Century have fairly well equipped
libraries.
The enrolment and average daily
attendance for the month ending
November 3eth. was as follows:
Enrolment
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rack, coat hanger, sterling grip tags.
travelling bags.
For the Doctor.
Medicine case Leather desk set.
cane. dress suit protector, shaving
mirrors. gloves. photograph frame.
meerschaum pipe, fancy waistcoaf,
neckties, steamer rug, bill fold, mono
gram fob. card case, razor roll, travel
ing flask, auto clock, thermoS bottle.
auto goggles, collar bag, lap robe, coat
sweater, calendar.
For the Postn1an-
Warm gloves. knitted muffler, wrist
warmers. penknife, box OF cigars.
watch fob. collar box, handkerchiefs.
scarfpin, silk muffler. silk suspenders.
leather cigar case match safe, safety
razor, mission pipe rack, pipe, pocket
diary, razor strop.
For the Ashman.
Money, necktie, wooden gloves, mum
Ter, pipe, tobacco pouch. penknife. sris-
penders, cigars. colored handkerchief.
He Guessed Right
A crowd of small boys were gath
cred about the entrance OF circus
tent in one of the small cities In New
Hampshire one day. trying to get
GLIMPSE of the interior. A man stand
ing near watched theun for few min
utes. then walking up to the ticket
taker he said:
let all these boys in. and count
them as they pass.
The man did as requested. and
when the last one had gone. he turned
and said:
s"Twenty-ejght-
"Good," said the man, II guessed
Just right and walked of.-Ex-
change.
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He Guessed Right

Tosca nets when embroidered in
passel colors are very rich for entire
waists. The embroidery need not be
very elaborate.
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Book. gloves cane, umbrella, hem
stitched f1an,IHerchiefs, study lamp,
extension book rack, wood box, ash
tray, slippers. sofa pillows. paper
knife, Subscription to magazine, sill
yer clothes brushes. house coat,
framed etching. mantel clock, pine
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Employer to EmpIoye.

Gloves, book, umbrella, money
stickpin, cane, suitcase, penknife
camera. silver watch chain, rife, fish
ing rod, dictionary, fountain pen
shirt studs. cum links. leather dressing
case. wallet, Recktie clips. handker
chiefs, box cigars.
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