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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26
The HIah Stock Market.

Henry Clews in his Saturday review says that the stock market is dominated by combination of the most powerful
 and skillful operators Wall street has
 ever known He sounds warning and
 expresses the belief that the big lead-
 CTS are apparently holding up the market
 until they have succeeded in unloading
 good share of their holdings.
 Although natural conditions says
 Clews. "are sound, satisfactory and hope
 full, the technical situation of the mar
 ket is highly dangerous, and speculative
 operations should be strictly limited" In speaking of the bullish methods that have characterized the market MT Clews goes on to say:
 Tt must be recognized that conditions are unusually favorable for such opera tons. Advices from the interior are unl- versally optimistic, and sentiment here Is equally hopeful. From the great agri- cultural regions of the west reports Eas to crops are very encouraging, and hopes for another profitable season to farmers are gradually approaching real zation. The corn crop, the biggest factor in our business outlook, is still improv- ing, and there has been no diminution in the prospects of a bumper yield at very good profits. Even should prices fall be- low those realized for the last crop. it looks as if the farmers of the United States will this year produce somewhere
 about $S SOOo, ,00O 900 Of new wealth. This is prodigious amount and must have a very stimulating effect upon commercial, industrial and financial affairs. Bankers in the west are universally hopeful owing to crop conditions. Merchants are not carrying large supplies of goods, and fac | tories are obliged to steadily increase their | output. It is true that business does not vet equal in volume the record attained 1 before the panic, and that owing to imitation of values the actual improve ment in business is often not as large as appears. Nevertheless, improvement is the order of the day and the outlook | for a satisfactory fall and winter trade | in all parts of the country is expection- l ally good, especially when the tariff is- sue is closed, which will now be at an i early date.
 "The monetary situation causes no con- | cern whatever Western banks claim they | will be able to finance autumn require- ments without making any serious de- | mands upon their reserves in New York. | Nevertheless the westward movement of currency must soon begin, and it will be reasonable to anticipate at least some | diminution of reserves and slight hard | ening of rates during that period. So far as Wall street is concerned, 1t ap- pears to have about discounted all Of these acknowledged favorable conditions Regarding intolerance.
 "rhe democratic party Is committed to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26
HEARsE VIOLATES SPEED LAWS.

Chicago Dispatch to the New York World.
 Eugene R. Boden, chauffeur of an au- tomobile hearse, was arrested for speeding fin Michigan avenue at Garfield boulevard Wednesday He was on his way with hodv to Oabwood cemetery. After notify inp him to appear in court the police man who made the arrest let him proceed to the grave.
 This is getting to be busy city when they race them to the cemetery" com- merteI the officer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New YOrk Press
 The reason man lies so much is try ing to keep up with everybody else.
 A woman can remember birthdays that she couldn't count to save her life.
 The reason women like to play whist with man is he'd rather they didn't
 The more friends a man could make by never giving them advice the more of it he will give them.
 One thing a woman can worry about the children is what if, when they are grown up. they should make unfortu- nate marriages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

There were CT ballots in the Senate. .In- portant and unimportaLt, on the various tariff schadules. Of course, roughly speaking. a vote against Aldrlch is Q democratic vote It is also trne that the number of failures to vote Is important A senator may cften be absent in good faith or he may occasio lily be paired" with another senator of. ths opposite party; when either party to pair is absent the other refrains from voting. But senator who has failed to vote more than 25 times out of 67 would seem to owe his constituents an explanation. A failure to vote is of.e1 as service able to Mir Aldrich in crtsls as dl- rect vote with him. The recori of Gore of Oklahoma is probably typical of a genuine democ"at-only fnur failures to vote and two votes with Aldrlch, while his votes against Aldr'ch number el.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Georgia was the first southern state to discover near beer but some of the Cracker statesmen are now so unap- preciative as to want to prohibit even that mild drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

The Standard Oil should put its chemists at the job of producing buck wheat flour and near maple sugar. It would then control the breakfast table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Louis Bleriot, the Frenchman who flew across the English channel, Is the hero of the hour. A part of the dis tance was made at the rate of 60 miles an hour, which was aereoplaning some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

The surgeons desire opportunities to remodel the insides of children-to undo natures work in them and to start them anew on scientific lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Otto T. Barnard, president of the New York Trust company, is said to be booked to become the republican candidate for mayor in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

The King of England cannot veto acts of parliament but he can and does veto fashions for men that he does not like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Two newspaper reporters are now with the ex-president. Presumably they have been trained to eat out of the hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Tomcats infect the office building of the House of Representatives, and nc one has been found who can bell those cats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Corea is now considered thoroughly japanned, so much so it is proof against robber western nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Aeroplaning across the English chan nel is the latest fad of ayiators, and society may yet adopt it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

New Jersey is considered in the union because it has been bored into and tubes laid to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Long Island has but two tubes while New Jersey has four and the former is jealous and alarmed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

The department of commerce says this country has coal enough to last 1910 years, but it does not say at what price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

When Taft meets Diaz no Aldrich or Joe Cannon will be present to mar the joy of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Prices are moving up in anticipation of the passage of the tariff bill. This is the way the consumers are notified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Pretenders die now and then in Europe, but no pretender gets to throne nowadays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Evelyn Thaw wants a job, and the government should give her one in Guam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

The Persians got liberty in a bunch and they do not know how to handle it or enjoy it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

The Taft smile is maintained with difficulty in the presence of dickering standpatters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Luther Burbanks wonderberry is pronounced a failure by Massachusetts truckers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26
Reoardino Intolerance.

"The democratic party Is committed to local option. not prohibition, but many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

The new shah of Persia will not at any rate establish a harem at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS.

Mark Sullivan in Golfers Weekly
 Voted Voted Absent with against or A15r{ob AfdrIci, Do ;ra,5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Amateurs are requested not to monkey with aeroplanes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Corea is now considered thoroughly japanned. so much so it is proof against robber western nations.
 
 Aeroplaning across the English chan nel is the latest fad of ayiators, and society may yet adopt it. New Jersey is considered in the union because it has been bored into and tubes laid to it.
 Long Island has but two tubes while 1 New Jersey has four and the former is jealous and alarmed.
 When Taft meets Diaz no Aldrich or Joe Cannon will be present to mar the joy of the occasion.
  Pretenders die now and then in Europe. but no pretender gets to a throne nowadays.
  The Persians got liberty in a bunch and they do not know how to handle it or enjoy it.
 The Taft smile is maintained with difficulty in the presence of dickering standpatters.
 Luther Burbank's wonderberry is pronounced failure by Massachusetts truckers
  Evelyn Thaw wants job, and the government should give her one in Guam.
 The new shah of Persia will not at any rate establish a harem at once. Dr. Wiley should summon his poison squad to test Rockefeller butter Amateurs are requested not to monkey with aeroplanes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26

Dr. Wiley should summon his poison squad to test Rockefeller butter.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
SHAKING UP Of THE SUGAR TRUST
Remarkable Obstacles Met BY kch'
ard Pdrr In His Efforts tOtNpoSe
the Schemes to Oetraud
ihe Government Of
Vast Sums.

rllr! I. living narrative 6 our own
dgy and concerns crimes comlnitted Il,
our nid,, makes it Of more intense "ou
burning interest.
More I'm dpiail Mr.. PARIS disclosures
rs given ID an interview are rs lo''
lows, After being made Il SpecIo! eA'
gmluer Of the treasury he was ordered
to Boston and afterWard to Name az
though anxious to pursue his In'eNu'
cations at the Williamsburg pier ~
last, CROWN. weary Of the delay. he
returned from Maine and again APP
poa,rd 10 Mr. Loeb, with tue result
.uat he was shortly allowed 10 r'Nu'n'
his work in New York Here ne ll''"e
the sensational discovery OF CORSET
springs secretly inserted INTO ""'''
mar uf scales used to weigh incoHIn.
corrops Of sugar. BY the USE OF these
sprlugs an undprwelght was registered
and this fal>lied weight was entered
on the books. Coincident WIN the
finding of the doctored scales fhrF
seized cargo Of sugar JUS; III from
Cuba. Before he had reported TINS
seizure orders came from Washington
to release the cargo. These orders ne
soon ascertaincd came from Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury James
REYNOLDS. now a member of President
Taft's tariff commission.
PARIS Desk Broken Open.
Proceeding with his Investigations
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26

MI. i'aTT laid the evidence before Unit.
ed States District Attorney Henry I.
SjimSou. who is now he special assist
ant attorney general In charge of the
sugar trust prosecutions. One morn
ING on returning to his desk Mr. parr
found that It had been rltpd and Ibo,
q diary containing 4 record Of his work
had been stolen. together with Other
evidence against the sugar trust ue
suspected a certain official and
through the Influence Of Secretary
Loeb and President Roosevelt this
man was removed aud was almost i'm.
'n'HllteIy put on the payroll of the
trust Fortunately parr had comics Of
the most important items of the stolan
papers, 50 that his case was NOT m.te.
rally damaged.
Al another time he was Swallowed hv
private detectives, who logged him
wherever he went. peeped into tho
windows of bis home, annoyed and for.
rorlzed his family. made false renorts
concerning him and pursued him unti,
lie had them arrested. Tue sleutbs I'D
liil''eo they were hired by the sugar
trust Neai
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
Effort at Bribery.

On his return from san Francisco
and before be gave his evidence larr
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
Here's the Proof

Mr. A,W. Price, Fredonia H..
says: 1--WE have used Sloan: '1aa
ment for year, and fndit an . ,,''''
lent thing for sore throat, chss, r.t's
colds and hay fever attacks, sl A..
drops taken on sugar stops e "s,
Ing and Sneezing Instantly" '''''
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
Powerful Combine Whose Methods
and Officials as Well as Those
of the New York Custom
House Are Being In.
veStigated.
Rv LANES a. EDGLRTON.


"lIE sugar trust is haN'h- '"'
shaking up of its life. AID ".f
dentally lot Of custom house
employees in New l"rN are -'''
ting timed out of THEN jobs ANA one "r
two former treasury officials at WASH
ington are being Jared. lucId'h'a'.(
also there is coming 10 light a story 81
trust rascality and official crooE'da"N>
that is stirring the country from Ne"
York to San Francisco, II anybody
asks who IS responsible for all TINS eA
posture and houSccicanng the answer
comes in the language of other days,
Loeb did it," William Loeb. Jr, j.
his full name. You may have heard
of him. In the days of Roosevelt Loeb
was popularity known as the goat
but his official title was secretary 10
the president. At present he Is col
lector of the port of New York, SiN""
he assumed that office things nave"
been happening. Loeb is responsible
Loeb and his friend PaT-Richard
Parr. now chief of the Weighcrs' divi.
sion of the New York custom house.
Parr himself is worth story-two
or three of them. He halls from Al.
bany. where Loeb also took his rise,
After his old friend and fellow towns.
man had gone high and was the right
hand of power in Washington, Parr
concluded that he also would like 10 en-
ter the government service and went to
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26

ordered 10 Cuba He protested and
,roduceI doctors certificate to the
,ffo,t that bis health would not stand
rho tHp He was then ordered to San
francisco, with the strict Injunction
,ns- no was to return by way Of
Now orleans and was not TO reach
Naw York before certain date.
Fopllng that his presence In New York
was Of vital Importance. he disobeyed
instructions, returned before the time
SET ana reached New York In season
70 rive bis testimony. The command
+, 20 10 cuba and then to San Francis
On came from Assistant Secretary Of
,bp treasury Reynolds, who sharply
ou,siiuned parr as to why he had re-
rlrurl contrary TO orders. There Is
little doubt in Washington that but,
for Iln feeling that Loeb and Roosevelt
were behind pNrr the reprinand would
NOT have ended with a mere question.
Effort at Bribery.
On his return from san Francisco
and before he gave his evidence larr
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
Sent to San Francisco.

on Tue strength of the evidence poin.
gu Dy farr and others the distric, a.,
.orney began suit against the truSt
Tue same suit which was recently ser.
ued out OF court by the sugar nson'.
paying TO the government more than
sz'ooo'OOO to cover short weight fra nds
"a. Tue time the case was FIRST an.
preaching hearing and when p.rr..
IesumoaY vas vital be was s,,dasn,s
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
piverview
A\---Hotel
For Sale Cheap

One hundred forty-six acres of pine
apple land, located six miles south of
Stuart. Railroad runs through center
Of property-half mile from Aberdeen
alton. On the market for a short
ii ne at SIS per acre for entire tract,
Apply to
E. ]. DAVIS, Wabasso, Fla.
orc. +. OLMSTEAD, Fort Pierce.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26

which In itself was 4 practical sdut
sion Of guilt, Is but the beginning \
ready James +. Bendernagel, The I'd
trust official at the Williamsburg pi
has been indicted and has resigned
position. and other officers both Of d
custom house aud the trust are uDd
Indictment or are being Investigate
One man close to the source Of ps
In Washington has said, "Theren
nothing left Of the sugar trust u
we get through" Several caa
house employees have ALREADY
their heads and Others are lun
states evidence to save them%'
from the peniientiary. The cru
ice commission Is incensed o'el
charge of trust control Of New
appointments and promises . !A'''
investigation. To cap all II
BILE that congress will taSe "
matter, and in that case lmpo'ua
pers that have long been plg0'e
Ia Washington can be brousnl y
IL they are still In existence. iN
ter has now gone too for TO psnA
a backward step. and there y
lStomise that IT viii be proOeo y
bottom.
Trust Hard Pressed
As for the sugar trust ths
closures, coming on the nee's y
made by Receiver George .. ns
relation to the buying out asa
t,ns down Of the PennsylvaDh
e BROUGHT Iu' by Earle was also 'sls
Of court. although It cost ~
many millions to make fDe . ss'u
The government will be sat,'Da
nothing less than GRIM ~ a.,. z
tons, The decision Of fs g.
trIct Judge holding that "
, having S'e eIapsed. the guilty ~
-, ,soo no through tk
of limitations will Be ae y ~
last the public Is assu'eS y, ~
is one case against the D's i
tors which will be pushed .. 'sm
II II is indeed 50 It VIII ~ pT II
ter day III the uation aa y No.
some hope that the era . - 8
b,~h nInnnr f. At ias' ''s's.'''
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
The Administration Aroused.

me coming OF Loeb not only brought
nuPP'er days to Richard Purr. but
s'"r''d Il prosecution against the sugar
trust and an overhauling 10 the New
iorA custom house that promise to go
'"r' fortunately the president. the
secretary OF tn" treasury and the attor.
ney general are all In earnest that the
.lu'l snail come out and that customs
, , snail be eradicated not only In
new YORK. but In all other ports of en-.
Try into the United States. The turn.
'ng over OF S2OO0,OOO by the trust,
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26

was approached by Il man he had r.
carded as Il friend and offered 500.
600 If he would 20 abroad This was
after previous hints had reached him
that he could gel large brihe from
the trust if he would absent himself ut
the time Of the hearing. Nor did the
efforts to thwart him end here. On
returning to his desk he found that he
had been SuppIanted by n new man
and that further important papers had
| been distributed which he could not
get back. He went in hot haste to
Washington to demonstrate against his
work being turned over to man who
knew nothing Of IT, The then collector
Of the port Edward :. Fowler. accom-
panied nm and seconded his protest.
with the result that eventually Parr
was restored 10 his desk.
| This IN the main Is PARIS own tale
NJ the remarkable obstacles tnet BY
one honest official In his efforts TO ex.
pose Il den Of thieves. obstacles In
large degree created by or permittpd
by his superior officers who were paid
10y the government To protect its I'm.
tercStS His disclosures are backed ur
by FORMER Collector Fowler and others
Mr. Reynolds, Of course. enters a
sweeping denial Of the ilnputations
concerning himself. bui Purr insists
t'lat he Is prepared to prove his state.
lneutS and that he has still more to
tell Other officials aud former Off.
"alS of the custom house make dis.
CLOSURES that corrObOrate l'arr and
'hNl add further revelations 10 this
most remarkable scandal Of recent
0lilrS' Former Appraiser Wilbur r.
waterman states that hp laid evidence
~ sugar trust frauds before Lyman j.
"u-e When that gentleman was secre.
""H 81 the treasury aud that Gage I'll.
Ir'''d nm To place the matter before
Henry q llavemeyer who was then
president of the trust. but who has
since been succeeded by Washington
Is IhomaS. Wakeman and Others
nave "lSo corrohorated the charges Of
Sew York newspaper that the sugar
'rn>t for years controlled a large share
Ut the civil service appointments To
the New York custom house. getting
us own agents or crooks that II could
control into the government service 10
ald 1t in It's nefarious work.
The Administration Aroused.
Inc coming of Loeb not only brought
happier DAYS IN It,,,,ra D., e..
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
Efforts to Thwart Investigation

From this time forward PARIS story
Of his investigations, the efforts made
by the trust to circumvent him, the
burglary from his desk of valuable pa.
pers. the hiring Of detectives to shadow
him and annoy his family. the attempts
to bride him to leave the country, the
orders from Washington sending him
to distant cities when he was needed
IN New York, the releasing Of cargo
OF sugar that he had seized. the effort
to supplant him with another man and
bis final triumph against the crooks
despite all obstacles. form romantic
tale that reads like chapter from
some past book VI crime. That the
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26

see Loeb about ii. Loeb advised him
to take the civil service examination
and await his turn. This larr did
and was at last assigned TO duty. his
work being as Il sugar sampler nj the
Williamsburg pier, New York city, Re.
Ing man with Il keen eye and in
stincts Of honesty, he soon saw enough
to convince him that Uncle sam. the
man for whom be was working. was
being defrauded out OF vast sums in
customs duties through false weights
and valuations on imported SUGAR
Again Parr went to Loeb aud after
some delay was made special ex.
aminer Of the treasury department.
which would give him authority 10
find out more about the sugar frauds
at the Williamsburg pier. But before
the appointment was made he had al.
ready learned enough to form the basis
of case.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-28
TaIeSmen.

Warrant To Whom Issued Amount
1898 William Hilgrove. ... $4.2
4O12 TT. T. McClernan 50
5526 r Olson AZ
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-28
MisceIIaneous-Special Election.

Warrant 10 Whom Issued. Amount.
SOFA Hiram A. Simons, services
on canvassing board. $500
1922 John Wilmann, services
on canvassing bOard... 800
1924 Willis Nye, services on
canvassing board $40
' canvassing board ..... 800
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-28
Carrying Special Election Returns

No. Of
Warrant. To Whom Issued Amount.
oA'0 w. election t returns '. .....: $3.50
5144 A. D. Simpkins. delivering
election returns ....... $40
5145 Jens Waldn, delivering :.
election returns ....... Ito
5146 VIM. Gerlinger, delivering
election returns l.4O
STAT Fred Hammond, delivering
election returns lao
5149 J. P. Riddell, delivering
election returns l.2O
$3.50 j. Nj. Arntson, delivering
election returns ....... LAO
5152 Mat Hendrickson, deliver -.
ing election returns... l.2O
5153 Chef Carter, delivering
election returns ....... lao
5154 j. E. Dade, delivering
election returns ....... Ito
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-28
ConSta
Miscellaneous.

No. Of
Warrant. To Whom Issued.
1889 II. Haldeman, taking teS-
timony, St. VS.. Peter
son & Shear .........
3639 J. J. Cameron. taking tes-
timony justice court. -.
1928 Fl. TIaldeman, taking tes-
timony St. VS.. H. Geise
1928 J. J. Cameron, transcript
testimony .............
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-28
Miscellaneous.

Warrant. To Whom Issued.
3646 James F. Farr, appre-
bending insane man. {.
1902 E. H. Smith, M. D., SER
vice family physician,
Line LauritZen ........
1859 Willie Somra, interpreter,
j. Johnson, insane. go.
6135 l.. M. Moon, bringing in
sane man to Bemidji. &.
3S4O J. E. Dade, Waterman in
sane man .............
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-28
Miscellaneous-Prima Election.

No. of
TO Whom Issued. Amount.
56o6 Andrew Back, hauling re-
turned ballots to audi
tors office ............ $l.OO
5657 E. j. Heating, judge Of
election, primaries. 4.65
62O3 Archibald Brown, clerk
primary election 4.65
6204 F. B. Harris, judge pri-
mary election ......... 4.65
62O5 A. H. Kahlert, judge pri-
mary election 4.65
62O6 Warner Smith, clerk pri-
mary election 4.65
$24. rs