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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Grain statistics> The clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 48s.000 bu.
 Primary receipts were 77i,ooo bu. conn pared with slsse0e bu., the corresponding day year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow. Wheat ss cars; corn 2es cars; oats 35s cars; hogs 11.000 head. Butter-Steady:-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Liverpool cables: "European traye slow with signs of improving Out look for crop supply indicates higher prices sooner or later"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
Location and Markot

Place MnbiIe Portland Cement q Coal O.,
 Beyond Competition. For further information write us for Hue trated prospectus or mall your subscrtption now to
 CARL Q. srAEEwARpr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Neither bulls nor bears were aE- gressive yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

The local market was very. quiet yesterday
 Not a single bale was offered by any Of the local holders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
NEW YORK BONDS.

Total sales .. 1. .sOs. 100
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

All cotton months closed about the same as Wednesdays closing figures.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Ube UQorlo's News
ARTIFICIAL TEARS EN-
ABLEs OLD MAN TO SEE

Stuttgart, Dec, "A noted Oc-
ulist reports the following in a
German scientific paper of repute ;
GA sixty-year-old peasant con-
suited me the other day-making
the following strange statement :
My eyes have always been
weak, but | have found Of late
that | am able to read small print
if there are tears in my eyes. Such
| formerly produced at will, but
now / seem unable to do so when
wanted. For this reason | want
to get glasses.
The oculist says he investigated
the case thoroughly, and is salts
fed that the man could not read
even large print with dry eyes.
After producing tear in each eye
he read aloud for four minutes
from a paper with exceedingly
small print. AS soon as the tears
had dropped out of his eyes, he
had to stop reading.
The oculist says the tears acted
like a strong lense and, in fact,
as a concave glass of twelve de-
grees. The patient now wears
spectacles Of that strength for
reading. AT one time he was able
to produce tears in his eyes with
an average staying power Of ter
minutes.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Local 'Rews
BUILDING FIGURES LARGE
Heavy Operations Beyond the Old
City Lines

That portion Of the city OF
Washington lying beyond the old
lines is several hundred thousand
dollars ahead of the city proper
in the matter Of building opera
tions, according to the November
report of the Inspector of build
ings. His figures show $496,O75
as the value of the building oper-
ations in the county, $54, $50 for
the northeast section Of the city,
$4,000 for the southeast, $4,000
for the southwest and $86,700 for
the northwest. The northwest
section leads in repairs, with
$117,704; the county" section
has $44,701 northeast has $l6,-
058; southeast has $4,S55 and
southwest has $1,387.--Star
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
THE HEAD ON OUR CENT

Ask the next person you meet
what is the head on a United
States one-cent piece, and see
what answer you get. How many
even of those who read this
know2 Probably the majority
will be surprised at the informa-
tion given in the following
friendly letter from a Vermont
reader:
owe are glad that the state.
ments in your paper, and our
paper as well, are trustworthy.
Even a little slip from accuracy
therefore becomes notable. Wash I
there such a little slip on page
497, September 1, 1906, number9 ?
Mrs. Byrner calls attention to the
image on the American cent, and
calls it the head of an Indian. If
we look again, shall we not see
that all the Indian about it is
the headdress, the face being
that of a white child9 / wish l
could tell you in what number Of
the Christian Advocate prob
ably some time in June--there
appeared a story purporting to be
the true history Of this effigy."
Now get out your pennies and
hunt in vain for any Indian ply
siognomy there The New
York; Christian Advocate of May
II, 1906, contained the article
referred to, by F, A. Noble, and
the substance of the facts is as
follows:
"It is the head Of a gracious
American woman, who for many
years was held in admiration both
for her beauty and her goodness,
and who only a few weeks ago
passed on to her great reward" "
"Her name was Keen-Sarah
Longacre Keen. She lived in
Philadelphia. For thirty-hve
years she was the secretary Of the
Philadelphia Branch Of the
Womap's Foreign Missionary So
ciety df the Metho$fst Episcopal
Church. " -
when Sarah was a child of
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
CHRISTMAS NIGHT

Sometimes | think that Christmas nights the best.
Before the nursery fire, when we're undressed
And all the toys are put away, except
Perhaps my engine and the baby's bear,
Then Mother away from all the rest
Downstairs to tell our Christmas story there.
She takes the baby on her lap and
Sit round her on the hearth-rug we
The pictures in the fire, and then she tells
About how shepherds watched their hocks by night
And what the angel said, and how the three
Wise kings came riding-and the big stars light,
And then she tells us how it showed the way
To just stable where the stay
And there they found Him in his Mothers arms
little baby Christ Chld-and He smiled
And that (she says is what made Christmas day
For you and me and every little child
Before the nursery fire when we re undressed
Sometimes | think that Christmas night s the best
-Everybody's.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
A COMPOSER WHO
HATES THE PIANO

Paris, Dec. Awhile the piano
is generally regarded as the com
posers best friend as a necessity
to him, the late French critic,
Ernest Reyer, composer of Sigurd
and other operas, hated the piano
and constantly fought against its
use in private, in newspapers and
periodicals. He proudly called
him a "pianophobist,' -
The generality Of composers
have always been good pianists.
Beethoven, Schumann, Weber,
Wagner, etc, were, indeed, very
fine pianists. Rossini, who wrote
more than a hundred pieces for
the piano, was unable to play
either of them. Though he tried
hard, he remained a miserable
piano player all his life.
"My greatest ambition is to
play the piano, as well as the
worst pupil Liszt ever had" he
used to say. He often signed his
letters "Rossini, pianist of the
fourth rank, " and he was glad it
wasn't the fifth rank.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Whole Village Riots
Over Just One Doll

Pittsburg, PA doll and the
argument of two little girls for its
possession caused a riot at Mea-
dow Lands, near this city. The
fighting was furious until a squad
Of State police restored order by
using their batons vigorously.
Twelve of the one hundred com
batants were arrested.
The children, after quarreling
with words, fastened their fingers
in each others locks, pulled with
all their might and screamed
with anger and pain. The men
and women of their families rush
ed from their homes and in an in
slant the real trouble started,
NeighbOrs became involved
Bricks were thrown and clubs
were used. Several persons were
knocked unconscious.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
COLLIER OUT ON BAIL
Policeman Convicted Of Man
slaughter Furnishes Bond

John w. Collier, the former pO-
liceman recently found guilty of
manslaughter in connection with
the death of Police Captain VIM.
H. Matthews, was yesterday lib
Grated in $4,000 bail on the sure
ties Of w. w. Stewart and Sam
uel II. Walker.
Justice Gould in declining to
make the bail higher said he
would hear further from the dis
trict attorney in the event that
a motion for a new trial is grant
ed. Golfers attorneys have not
filed notice that they intend to
seek a new trial, but it is expect
ed that they will do so in the very
near future.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
A NEW GAMBLING
CITY IN SPAIN

Madrid, Dec. 4.-The govern
ment has sold a concession for a
Casino like that of Monte Carlo
to French capitalists. The gambl-
ing hell will be established in San
Sebastian, the famous Spanish re-
sort.
All the games allowed in Monte
Carlo will also be played in the
Spanish establishment. It's open
ing is planned for the winter sea-
son of 1911.
The hackers reckon the fact that
San Sebastian is easier to reach
from America and England than
Monte Carlo, while its situation is
fully as beautiful. A number Of
new hotels are being erected and
real estate is booming. There will
be twenty gambling parlors and
corps of international detectives
will be employed to keep out un-
desirable persons. Only the rich
gre to have free entry at all times.
Outside the license fee, the
Spanish government receives per-
centages Of the gross receipts.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11

FIVE or six years Of age a delega-
tion of Indians from the North
west visited Washington. They
came to see the sights and pay
their respects to the Big Chief Of
the nation. After having spent
considerable time at the capital,
the Indians were taken to Phila
delphia. Here they were shown
the mint. The little girls father
was a fine engravec, and he had
official connection with this great
money factory. He was a kindly,
benevolent man as well, and he
invited this delegation of red men
to some sort of an entertainment
at his home. One of the chiefs
had his attention attracted to the
little miss, and he was so pleased
with her figure and maidenly
bearing that in a mood Of sport
iveness he took off his headdress
and put it on her head. She was
not frightened; but lending her
self to the enjoyment Of the joke
she stood for moment and let
the company look at her. Some
one present, who had both an eye
for beauty and artistic skill, was
so struck by the appearance which
little Sarah Longacre made in
her Indian hat that he sketched
her on the spot. The sketch was
engraved by her father.
just then the penny in its
present form was about to be is
sued, but the figure with which
its face was to be ornamented had
not been chosen. This engraved
sketch went into competition for
the honor. 1t was accepted in
preference to all others, and the
imprint of it was transferred to
the neat little pennies which
Uncle Sam for so many years has
been sending out into the world" +"
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
CONSCIENCE FUND swELLs

Some one in Washington, en-
tirely unknown and not to be
sought, has contributed $50 to
the conscience fund of the Treas
ury. 1t was received late Mon
day afternoon. The money, in
bills, was inclosed in an envelop
postmarked Washington, with
out accompanying note or letter.
The same day a 500 gold certi6-
cate was received from Philadel-
phia, accompanied by a note say
ing that it was to pay customs
duty belonging to the United
States.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
MR.. 1. WELLER FOR
COMMISSIONER
1.-The Cry of East Washington
Says a Correspondent to
The Weekly News

No man in East Washington
has been so generally endorsed
by the Citizens Associations, and
so highly regarded as the man
for the place by tbp general pub
lie 'as M,s |. Weller, president %
the East Washington Savings
Bank.
Southeast, East Washington,
Lincoln Park, Fairmont, and
Bennings Associations have unan-
imously endorsed Mr.. Weller for
Commissioner. In this it is not
the case of a man seeking office,
but the office seeking the man.
Mr. Weller is a man who fills
every qualification for that high
office, and one who has shown
aggressiveness and strength Of
purpose in work, which is so much
needed in a leader. In other
words, he has brought things to
pass.
The reconstruction Of the Penn
sylvania Avenue bridge was large
ly due to his untiring efforts. The
reclamation of the Anacostia flats
has been his hobby for many a
year. In nearly every speech de-
livered he has spoken Of the re-
mOval of the mud hole, thus re-
lieving the Eastern section of its
eye-sore and unwelcome blot; and,
being placed as chairman by the
Board of Trade ON Rivers and
HarbOrs, his influence has been
felt and his wisdom needed in the
much needed improvement.
Mr.. M. |. Weller has also had
the honor of serving five consecu-
tive times as chairman of the pub
lie comfort committee at the in
augural ceremonies.
am glad to see the citizens of
East Washington so united in ex-
pressing themselves as favorihg
Mr.. Weller for District Commk-
siOner.
/ trust that the President will
use that good judgment which
has characterized him on so many
important occasions, and which
his message to Congress has been
so full Of "True Americanism. +"
East Washington, with about
one-half of the city area, and
about One-third of its population
with no representation in the city
government is not American, and
is not the principle applied in the
choice of representatives and
senators. And for the best well
fare of the city and District, there
must of necessity be g representa-
tive Of the people, by the people,
and for the people.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11

shacks are occupied almost entire
ly by colored families.
Roy Il. Haynes, secretary to the
board, is sure that there will be
no difficulty in carrying out the
orders of the board. The owners
of the buildings realize that to
carry out the regulations and re-
pair the dwellings would cost
more than it would to tear them
down and build new houses.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
DEAD LETTER OFFICE BUSY
Red Gross Stamps, Used as Post
age, Garry Letters Astray

Thousands Of letters bearing
Red Cross stamps are being sent
to the dead letter Office or held at
postoffices for postage. Notwith-
standing the plain instructions is
sued in connection with the sale
of Red Cross stamps, thousands
of letters are being mailed bear
ing these stamps in lieu of regular
postage.
1t is desired by the Post Office
Department officials that it shall
be understood that the Red Cross
stamps are not postage stamps,
and that letters or other mailable
matter bearing these stamps alone
must be treated as unpaid matter.
The addressee is notified to remit
postage, and if it is not received
the letter Of other matter is sent
to the dead letter Office.
Matter bearing Red Gross
stamps is not admitted to the
mails Of Great Britain, even
though the regular postage is at
tached, and is admitted to the
German mails only when the Red
Cross stamps are attached to the
back of the letter or parcel:
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Walked Around U. s. Border

Starl Cronley, a Toledo youth,
who started October 25, 1907, to
walk around the border Of the
United States has arrived home.
He says he walked 1890 miles
and shows the signatures Of more
than 1900 pOstmasters upon his
travelling register.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS
IN THE
East Washington
Savings Bank,
S12 Pennsylvania Ave. S. E.

312 Pennsylvania Ave. s. E.
Managed strictly as a savings
bank, by responsible citizens,
prominently identified with East
Washington, individually own
ing considerable real estate in
this section of the District and
advocating a policy that will best
promote the interests of East
Washington. The only savings
bank organized under the laws Of
the District of Columbia there
fore is entitled to your patron
age.
No commercial accounts ac-
cepted.
Pays 80 interest on deposits
Loans on real estate at current
rates. Don't expose your funds
to loss by fire or thieves wher
you can enjoy absolute safety If
this institution.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
sLUMBER SONG OF THE MADONNA

Sleep, little baby, love thee
Sleep, little king, | am bending above thee
How should know what to sing
Here in my arms as / swing thee to sleepG
Hushaby low,
Rockaby so,
Kings may have wonderful jewels to bring,
Mother has only kiss for her king
Why should my singing so make me weepl
Only know that love thee, love thee,
Love thee, my little one sleep.
Alfred Noyes
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11

The Educational Review has re-
ceived a composition written by a
boy in a Springfield Mass J
school after visiting the recent
tuberculosis exhibit in New York,
from which we extract the fol
lowing information "Tuberculos-
is was started in 1884 by DR.. Tru-
deau, who had it in the Adiron-
dacks. Although consumption is
not herited and does not belong
to this climate, it is getting very
popular. The sleeping bags are
very useful to the cOnsumptive
people because they can put their
heads alone into them or leave
their heads out and put the rest
of the bodies into them. I saw
the germs. 1t is big white ball
with blue spots on it. ] think it
would be fine to sleep in one of
those beds with the head inside
and the lungs outside"
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Consul General DENLY Here

Charles DENLY, formerly chief
clerk of the State Department,
and more recently consul general
a Shanghai, China, is spending a
few days in Washington before
proceeding to Vienna to assume
the duties of consul general at
that post.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Wanted-Bright young ladies
to represent The Weekly News.
Good wages guaranteed. 23d St.,
Highlands, d. G.
Kermit Roosevelt's Doings

Naribi, British East Africa, Dec.
8.-Kermit Roosevelt arrived here
today. He is going to MOmbasa
on a hunt for sable and other ante
lope. He has just secured two
bOngo. Col. Roosevelt has not
arrievd here from JOrO, but is
expected soon.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
OLD sHACKs CONDEMNED
Hundred In Southeast Section
May Be Torn Down.

The board for the condemnation
Of insanitary buildings has its
eyes on one hundred shacks in
Garfield and Hillsdale, which are
said to be so far gone and so un-
fit for habitation that only com
plete demolition will satisfy the
standards of sanitary living The
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11

Don't go 'roun' complainin'
bout de way yoh friends has
treated you," said Uncle Eben.
/" When a man aim got de right
kind o. friends it's ginerl'y be-
cause he didn't deserve 'em.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Women Wage War on Big Hats

Church women of Columbia, S
c., have begun a war against the
wearing of big hats in church.
Resolutions denouncing the
peach basket and other large de-
signs are being passed in all the
churches.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11

Mr.. A. d. Hayworth's article
in this weeks issue on Whiskey,
found on page 4, is worth read
ing. Don't fail to read it.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11
Know I'm God We Trust" on
Australian Gold Pieces

Vienna, Dec. 4.-The new hun
dred-frane gold piece ($2O.OO) has
on it a AOttO appealing to the Al
mighty. The inscriptions are in
Latin. On one side is a new por-
trait Of Emperor Francis Joseph
on the other the two-headed eagle.
A little ad in The Weekly News
will bring big results.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-12-11

%ss*#***@**a*******.s's*7s
I THE WEEKLY NEWS !
calls attention to the con- /
7 densed form of the !
! worlds news, thus saving 1
I the reader wading thru !
a mass of long reports in /
7 the daily papers. I
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-15
POLICE PENSION Law
MAY Be HELD INVALID

Question has been raised as to
the constitutionality of the new po-
lice and fireman's pension law, un-
der which the Spokane board has
been organized and has placed
Captain Coverly of the police de-
partment on the retired list.
BY some attorneys 1t is held that
the police pension is limited to
cities of the first class, which
makes it class legislation of a
character that has been frowned
upon by courts generally.
This provision does not apply
on the firemen's pension but the
decisions of the courts are at va
rance on the general proposition.
Many hold that there is no au-
thority for taking any part of
firemans salary to be given to an
other against his will, and that
there is no right to levy tax for
the purpose. Others hold that the
use is distinctly a public use and
that 1t is legitimate.
Corporation Counsel Conner has
not gone into the constitutional
side of the law, but he is of the
opinion that it's financial arrange
ments could be considerably i'm.
proved.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-15
WOMAN MUST FIGHT
HER BATTLE OUT ALONE

bravely facing the present and the
future, doing her best to realize q
living off their homestead by her
own efforts and be of what aid
she can to her husband now In the
Spokane county jail and facing a
term in prison If he escapes the
gallows. He has no money to make
a defense and his wife has as little
to live on.
The other day she insisted on
sending him so cents she had re-
ceived for some gooseberries, all
the money she had. She gave 1t to
Assistant Prosecutor Donovan with
a meager bundle of clothing for
her husband to wear in Jail. DonO-
van didn't want to take the money
and Scholl was sorry she sent 1t.
Money is mighty scarce up on the
homestead in the hills and it isn't
absolutely necessary in jail.
Mrs. Scholl cannot come down
to see her husband because the
little place must be watched else
the patch they have cultivated and
upon which she and the boy must
depend for living be ravaged by
loose stock. To sell what she can
gather from it in the way of pro-
duce she has to travel four miles
to sawmill. She has only horse
and makes the trip with the little
boy in front of her, holding what
ever she has to sell. Through Mr..
Donovan the mill company has ar
ranged to take all the produce she
can bring and pay her cash for 1t.
Mrs. Scholl is 50 years of age
and her conversation shows her to
be a woman of more refinement
than usually encountered where
hardship Is common.
This Is the part of 1t Mrs. Scholf
is performing voluntarily. There is
another part which she did not ac-
cept and which should not be men.
toned, but for the light It may
throw on the desperate straits in
which her husband is placed. !
Although the community where
he lived Is generally prejudiced
against School and has few good
words for him. there Is surmisd
developing In connection with the
case, that a motive of Falkstraw'sl
trouble with Scholl was to get him,
out Of the way. Falkstraw and an.'
other rancher are said to be respon-
sible for the breaking up Of fami-
lies before. Women are scarce in
that part Of the county. the lives
the bachelors of the region lead are
lonely and morose. Many Of the
men who are married have to leave
their families on the homesteads
while tehy 60 elsewhere during the
busy season to earn something to
live on until the land can be made
supporting for the family.
There is nothing to bring Mrs.
CONTINUED on page 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-15

culties the company is involved in
a suit for $19,S91 brought by the
receiver of the Spokane & Column
hia River Railroad & Navigation
Co.
The grain company owns about
20 elevators scattered over eastern
Washington. Its stock is held by
farmers, who organized for the pur-
pose of marketing their own grain
and thereby saving the middle
mems profit. The company has
been involved in a great deal of
trouble with e. w. Swanson, one
of the original promoters and man
ayers of the concern. After Swan
sons official connection with the
company was cancelled he tried a
number of times to get back into
it by stock purchases, but his eff
forts were invariably defeated in
the courts.