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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17
EDITOR WASHINGTON TINES;

EDITOR WASHINGTON TIMES:
First, wish 10 thank The Times for
the excellent editorials entitled "A
Chance for Real Revision" AS a man
with limited time TO spend In reading
news. felt always / was gaining real
information from them.
I might add in a general way, and sin
cerely. a point to be admired in the
editorial columns OF The Times is the
fact that the Smart Alex editorial,
bristling with would-be amusing
plauancy and sarcasm, that leaves me
in a sort OF riled frame OF mind and
still guessing for the excuse of its exist
ence, rarely or never appears.
For information-in short, education
it is always a pleasure TO read your
editorials. ]. L. II.
BaIlston. Va, June Is. 1909.
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In the Mail Bag

The Times Will accept for publ
cation In its Mali Bag columns,
short, vigorous letters on questions
of public interest. II cannot un-
dertake to publish letters exceed
Ing $50 words, ana reserves the
right rigidIy 20 cOndense cOmmu-
nicatioHs which arc of greater
length. Letters must contain the
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request 90 that effect fs made.
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Pay-Enter Cars.
D1ToR. wssHINGroN TINES.

EDITOR, WASHINGTON TIMES:
Is there any one of your readers who
has the temerity TO indorse the P. A.
y. Z. cars2 Is there anyone in the
District Of Columbia except the railway
company employees. familiar with this
new means of transportation who can
defend it2
would IKE to know if pedestrianism
is not encouraged by this new notion
in street car management? People are
certainIk not encouraged to ride In the
new cars. This san be easily proven by
the railroad, management If they would
place an oldaetyle car shout 100 feet be-
hind one Of tNe new cars. Il would be
observed that tthe passengers would let
he new card pass and board the old
car esery Il me. j have waited for sew
araI ears ~ pass 10 get on an old car
are there any others in my class in
the District snd can We not do some
thing that will give us the kind Of
transrei tstion we want?
June BE-. 19VS r. I. NJ.
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18Th CAVALRY BAND CON-
CERT AT IOWA, CIRCLE
THIS EVENING AT 7:so O'Clock
George F. Tyrrell, Direstor.
PROGRAM

March-''High School Cadets. .sousa
(By request)
Overture-"R Raymond Thomas
Waltz-''Red, White. ind Blue"
Tobani
Floral suite A-"Roses' ....... Bendix
Fc-eltanz In b hst........ Neyerbeer
Mexican Danee-"Hors de Malan-
cola" Italian Song-'La Co
lOndrinia" ................... SerradelI
SelectiOn-"It Happened IN Nord-
land -.--.......... Herber.
March Under the Double
Eagle ...........,..,.........W Wagner
The star-spangled Banner"
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PROGRAM

March. THE U. S. Marine Band"
Thomas
Overture. Hungarian. Keller Bella
Intermezzo, I'm Spring Time" .....
Brooks
Excerpts from "A Waltz Dream"
Straus
Music di Ballet advertisement
Espaguol' .....-.,,...-.,-....sH aleYy
Grand Fantasia die WaIkure" ....
Wagner
Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 and c..
Brahms
1.-The star-Spangied Banner -
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HAIL DAMAGES CROPS.

BEAUFORT. n. c.. June 17.-One Of
the worst hail and rain storms yer
known in this country occurred in he
Harlow Creek section. The fields were
flooded and crops damaged by hail. One
man was killed by lightning. An cleo
trio storm lasted three hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

A Chicago professor explained that
people nowadays stay away from
church. not because they are BAD but
because they are good, and don't need
10 90. Now they're trying TO church
him for il. A man with so comfortable
a platform as that ought TO be able 70
start a mighty popular religious sect OF
his own.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17
NOT In lie CITY CENSUS.

No good excuse can be found for
harboring so many burglars, pickpock-
cts, and hodup men IN this blooming
metropolis. Few II any OF them are
ever enumerated IN the municipal cen
sus.-Chicago Tribune
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

Despite the determined opposition of
Mr.. Bryan. the University Of Nebraska
Is asking Mr.. Rockefeller TO donate
$50 600 to equip its athletic field. lis
pretty hard 10 see the faint OF money
when it's threatening 10 come your
svaU
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

The hook worm, which is the mi2rObe
Of laziness. is declared TO be getting
in its work on two millions Of people in
the South. No need OF putting the
South of in a class by itself in this
rerroY-I
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AT THE CLUB.

What! Going, Braun? Oh. stay a
little longer"
Impossible. my dear fellow. But
will leave my coat and umbrella here.
and perhaps my wife viii send me back
10 fetch them. "-MergeRdorfe- BIaetter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

These Chinese may be trifle old
fashioned in some regards, but 1t isn't
every enlightened nation that can 81
the whole world quarreling about the
privilege of loaning it money
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

The real difficulty about making the
desired concessions 10 the Philippines.
In the tariff matter. is that IL isn't al
WAYS easy 10 help the trusts and the
brown brothers at the same time, and
in such cases the B. B. has 10 take the
crumbs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

Beginning at Sis or whereabouts this
evening. the sun viii look for all ths
world like an income tax for a few
minutes. After that, like the income tax,
il viii reapnear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

oyster Bay isn't TO be pulled into its
shell so easily. Henry ". Taft will
have summer place there, anyhow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17
" hite House Callers

Senator's Perkins OF California.
Newlands Of Nevada.
Warner OF Missouri.
Representatives Payne OF New York.
Dwight OF New York
Mcclure OF Oklahoma.
Former Representative Watson OF In
diana.
The Attorney General.
The Secretary Of War
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

Honest, now. as you read about the
doings of the ultra-Smart set these days.
don't you sometimes have misgivings as
to whether they are worth all they
cost the community 70 maintain?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

The trouserette was, OF course, ac-
cUrateIy foreshadowed by the suffra-
gette
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MARINE BAND CONCERT AT
MARINE BARRACKS

THIS AFTERNOON Al s O'CLOCK.
William H. Santelmann, Leader.
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Mrs Hills Tea.

1drs. Hill, of Friendship Heights, en-
teFtaintd at q tea yesterday afternoon
at o'clock In honor of the graduating
class OF ST. cecilia's Academy. The tea
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Mr. and Mrs. William 3. Tennille. witt
the Misses Tennille, viii leave Washing
ton IN a day or two for New York, from
where they will sail next Tuesday for
an extended European trip. They viii
make an extensive tour OF the Mediter-
ranean. aud viii also visit thea son.
Edward Tennille. at Monte Carlo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

Mr. Margaret Council, OF s23 Nine
teenth street, announces the marriage
of her daughter, Loretta Marie to
Charles Burton Woodbury. on June il,
1909. in ashingtOn.
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Hosts At Dinner.


Captain and Mrs. ]. c. Fremont en-
tertained a party at dinner last even
ing. Mrs. Fremont will leave Washing
ton IN a day or two for their country
place in Pennsylvania to Join her
daughters, the Misses Fremont. Cap
tain Fremont viii reJoin his snip. the
Mississippi, shortly,
Senator and Mrs. Simon suggenheim.
who occupied the Chandler Hale house,
at Sixteenth and L streets, last season,
have leased the house Herly occupied
by former Assistant Secretary OF state
and Mrs. Robert Bacon, l2Vl sixteenth
street. which they. win occupy next
season.
Mrs. Dickinson, wife Of the Secretary
of War, left Washington today for their
country place, Belle Mead Farm. near
Nashville, Tenn, where she will be
Joined later by Mr.. Dickinson. Secre-
tary ard Mrs. Dickinson viii keep their
apartment in the Highlands during the
summer. and they viii come 10 Wash
ington frequently to supervise improve
leased for the coming winter.
Mrs. Richmond Pearson. wife of the
former Minister to Greece, has arrived
I'm Washington, accompanied by her
children, and Mrs. Connolly, who spent
tht winter and spring season In Athens
with the Minister and Mrs. Pearson.
Mrs. Pearson will 20 70 her home in
North Carolina, where she viii be join
ed shortly by her husband.
IS
Remains Abroad.
Mrs. Frank w. Andrews will remain
abroad until autumn and will therefore
not Opeu her Newport residence this
season.
=
Mr., and Mrs. George BurkIin have
cards out for the marriage and reeep-
ton of their daughter, Miss Ruby May
Burklin, and Willis Henry Mitchell,
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Lawn Fete and Dance.

A lawn fete and dance will De given
this evening, Friday and Saturday even
fngs at the X of p. hall at BerWyn,
Nd, for the benefit Of the Catholic
Church society. The following viii be
in charge of the tables:
Nfrs r s smith. Miss Nav Dyer,
Miss Amy smith. Miss Gertrude Smith,
Miss Nellie smith, Mrs. r. G. sam. Mrs
Wilson Mrs. Bowling, Mrs. Deak and
Mrs Pitman-
Mr. Bowling. Mr.. DWyer, Herbert Smith
and Mr. Travers will assist
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. George Burklin have
cards out for the marriage and reeep-
ton of their daughter, Miss Ruby May
Burklin, and Willis Henry Mitchell,
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Remains Abroad.

Mrs Frank w Andrews will remain
abroad until autumn and will therefore
not Opeu her Newport residence this
season,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Wolfe left Washington for an extended
Northern bridal tour They will visit
Toronto. Boston, Niagara Falls, New
York and Atlantic City. Mrs Wolfe
travelled in a mOdish tailored suit OF bite
cloth with a hat Of the same shade.
After July IL they will be at home at
~ 7 street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

Mrs Z. S. James and her daughter.
Miss Eunice 5. James. who spent the
winter in Washington. aave gone to
Asbury Park for the summer. In The
fall they will go for an extensive
Western trip and do not expect TO re-
turn to Washington until January.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-17

The marriage of Miss J-ene z. Knapp
10 Jsrnfs z. DarnalI took place today
at / O'Clock at the Church OF the Good
Shepherd, the paskor the Rev, c. s
Abbott, ir.. officiating, IN THE presence
Of a small party Of relatives ana friends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-01
PLANS CONFERENCE
ON PAYING COSTS

Following the submission to the Com
missioners BY Corporation Counsel
Thomas Of his opinion, an early adjust
ment OF the difficulties between the Dis
trict and the Brennan Construction
Company. resulting from the alleged
overpayment of s., 900 20 the latter on
street paving contracts. is expected.
The Corporation CounseV has made
careful review of the case. and has
recommended a definite line OF action,
which. however. viii not be made pun
lie until it is considered In conference
by the Commissioners and later with
representatives OF the Brennan Com
pany.
The Brennan Construction Company
was notified by the Commissioners last
January that. as result OF an exami-
nation of the sand and binder boxes
which it used in determining the num-
Der of cubic feet OF standard asphalt
surface and asphalt surface binder, &c
was found that the volumes heretofore
used were erroneous. As a result il was
alleged that the District had overpaid
the Brennan Construction Company ap-
proximately SIS, 600, which amount the
tention funds held by the Treasurer OF
the United States, under contract with
the Brennan company
The Brennan company was informed
also that further payments on all con-
tracts would be held up until the al
legged overpsyments had been made up.
1t was decided later to advance money
on present contracts to permit the prog
ress of street work.
The opinion OF the Cooperation Coun-
sci is now in the hands Of Commissioner
Judson, whose term as Commissioner
did not begin until after the discovery
Of the alleged overpayments- Ma jor
Judson is carefully considering the sug-
gestions offered by Mr.. Thomas and his
recommendations as to the next steps
IN the controversy viii be submitted to
the Commissioners within few days.
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BOARD OF VISITORS
INSPECTS ACADEMY
CONTINUED from First Page,

for the transfer of RIidshipmen Phillip
Il. Hambsch, William G. Koenig, and
Frank II. Weaver, 10 the United States
army. and their assignment to the coast
artillery have been received They viii!
receive their diplomas on Friday and
will Immediately receive diplomas as
second lieutenants in the army.
Official announcement was made this
morning of the scholastic standing Of
the first twenty-five members of the
graduating class. There are ten mem
bers who graduate with star rate.
having obtained IS per cent or better
of the maximum. The stars" with the
figure obtained out OF possible OF 500
for the whole course are:
Theodore s. Wilkinson, jr.. Myrtle
2.-Ralph sDweyerbacher. BennviIIe.
s3wnlian Ward Smith. Springfield.
iSIuther WEIGH. Kansas City. No,
5.-Carl p JungIing. Natchez. Miss.
692.13
s.-Erie L Ellington. smithheld, n.
david I. Hedrick. Dunkirk. Ohio,
6SS.5
S~oIaf Mandt Hustvedt. DEBORAH.
81 sM G 3T Church Meadville. Pa.
lo~Harold t. Smith. TacO-aa. Wash.
The next In order Of scholastic merit.
who came just short OF obtaining
stars grade, are:
1t-Cummings La L Lothrop, jr.,
Springfield, Mass.
12-Joseph s. Harris, Monticello, Ark
13-Julian s. Hatcher Front Royal.
Va.
14-Preston B. Haines. Peel<slxiil, n. z.
15-Herbert Borchardt, Chicago. Ill.
16-Hugh r. Van De Doe, Cleveland,
Ohio.
I7-Marion C. Robertson, Houston,
Tex.
1S-Gerad Bradford, Burlington, VT
19-Frank 7. Leighton, TunkEannocks
VT.
20-Alva d. Bernhard, Lawrence Kas.
21-Thomas B. Richey, Fort Defiance,
Va.
22-Mark L. Horsey. IT., Corinth, Ne.
L-Chester s. Roberts, Joliet, Ill.
A-Penn l. CARROLL, Minden, La.
25-Benjanain V. MeCandlishs Peters
burg. Va
The board OF visitors elected George
A. Sanderson, of Chicago, president He
is a graduate of the Naval Academy of
the class OF 1911
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URGES MORE WORK
IN HOME MISSIONS

Mrs. Ellen G. White, the aged pro-
phetess of the Seventh Day Adventists.
advised her hearers at this mornings
session OF the general Adventists' con-
ference, to devote more time to the Gull
tivation Of the field that lies In the
large cities rather than that in the for
eign countries.
IN addressing the delegates at Takoma
this morning, Mrs. White declared
that she did rot mean by this that
the efforts in tle Foreign are to be in
any degree lesSeneos but that the firm
basis for building up and caring for
the missionaries, their schools and hos
pitfalls, lies In the increasing Of the
home membership and the cnlarging Of
the home work.
This was medical missionary day in
the general conference. Long reports
We're read by Dr.. W. A. Ruble, who has
charge of the medical work that in
cludes eighty sanitariums and an in
VestInent of about s., Co., 600 in buildings.
Mrs. White spoke generally upon the
subject OF medical missionaries and
pleaded for a larger number of mission
airy nurses. She asked that every effort
be made for the building up of the
schools for the training Of these nurses
The early morning session was devot-
ed 10 consideration OF a report b. FL
der d. c. Ba5COck on the work in west
Africa.
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Shares to IL a. m....................292 90, 100
Shares 10 u m....................... ass, 700
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TODAY'S PRICES ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

(opotations furnished by ". B. HIbbs =
c., bankers and brokers' Hibbs Building.
msmbers New York Stock Exchange, wash
inEton stock Exchange. and Chicago BoarS
- TTzes.l
RATT .ROAnG
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Little Steel Rises Saroarnan FrrnessLocal
SECURITIES DULL
AND TRADING WITHIN MAR
ROW LIMITS.

Trading on the Washington Stock Ex-
change today was quite restricted and
the bulk of it was done after call.
Bids for bonds were at the current
prices without bringing out any of them
on call. After call brokers were clamor-
Gus for some of the Capital Traction IS.
and paid III to Liz for them. At these
prices s.. 900 of them was obtained.
Washington Gas sold fifteen shares at
IS, and though the bid for the stock was
advanced TO 6s5z, 10 more of the shares
were &c be had.
The railways, other than Capital Trac-
ton, were neglected. Mergenthaler took
a brace, selling a broken lot at 2l0k
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-01
COPPER DIRECTORS
ARE STILL AT SEA
Undecided as TO Course When
Court Asks for Company's
Books.

NEW YORK, June 1.-The directors
of the United Copper Company had
not decided. up to 1 o'clock this after
noon. how they will be able to purge
themselves of contempt when they go
before Judge LacOmbe in the United
States court late this afternoon.
They have been ordered to produce
the books of the company. All of the
directors unite in declaring these
books are in the possession of T. Au-
Sustus Heinze, president of the COM
pany, and that they cannot get them.
District Attorney Wise said this
morning.
"The Government is either going to
get possession of these books or hold
somebody responsible for their dis
appearance. If the directors cannot
produce they viii have TO explain to
the court"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-01

Union Trust went in small amounts at
1917
At the close of the session a motion
was offered by Charles J. Bell. that the
governing committee of the exchange be
instructed to make a rule governing the
interest on bonds around the dividend
paying period. 1t appears that it has
been the practice of brokers to follow
one of two in the purchase Of bonds for
clients. Some of them charge the in
terest due a few days in advance OF the
transaction 10 the expense account. and
others give the buyer the advantage Of
the coupon. The purpose is to make the
practice uniform, so that all buyers Of
bonds through the exchange shall be
fully protected and all treated alike.
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NEW YORK STOCKS VERY FIRM, IN
DUSTRIALS LEADING TO
HIGHER PRICES.

NEW YORK. June IL p. mr. ne
stock market remains very hrIn win
the industriaIs in the lead IN the
last hour. since the news went around
the exchange that Mr.. Hartman VIII
sau +bfs afternoon for Europe for
three months vacation, there has been
a narceptible hardening Of the prices
,f TTrfon Pacific, Southern Pacific, and
T1fDois Central. These are Mr.. HarTi-
mans net stocks and the appearance
Of things is that since the Wizard"
has drawn out of the market and os-
fensibly withdrawn his active partici-
patton in the affairs of the Street
that the manag gers of the stock eX-
change have decided to put these
stocks up a bit 20 bring them more
nearly into line with the rest of the
market. It is understood that Mr..
Hartman will not interfere dEring
his vacation with the manipulations OF
these stocks by the spectators
Since Il o'clock the market mas
been gradually hardening Win the
Steel stocks the center or interest.
Little Steel and others of the group
have not lost the lead Of the morning
trading and are very gradually
creeping upward. In general tne
the course of trading has been IN
few specialties with other stocks
comparatively inactive.
The prospect now is that the mar
lef will hold to its present level, be-
come very active In the closing hour
and that the industriais and a few OF
the railroads viii close from one 10
two points above the opening
NEW YORK. June 1-12 noon.-The
stock market has started of brisk
after the triple holiday. This morning,
in fact, trading began with rush,
great excitement prevailing around the
Steel post and at the industrial end OF
the line Opening sales Of Steel common
amounted TO about 1900 shares, which
were taken at the offered prices from
s5I5 TO 65s4. more than a dollar a share
above the closing price of last week.
The rise of Steel is attributed to an
accumulation o. orders with the COM
pany, its good management, as shown
in reports, and the absence Of specula-
tive management of the stock by the
men in direct control of the company's
affairs. steel carried the entire group
upward. Republic Steel gained q on the
early trading. Colorado Fuel rose a
point Car Foundry gained 3. Amalga-
mated Copper added a half point to
former prices, and brisk demand was
noted throughout the industrial list
Corn Products was very strong.
In the railroad list things were little
more quiet. Canadian Pacific showed
great activity. and had an advance Of
more than points. Reading and Union
Pacific made fractional gains, and
through the morning prices were well
maintained. About 10 o'clock slight
reaction came from the higher points,
but the decline was only of short dura-
ton. stocks Tallying well and showing
a firm tone.
The market today is in better shape
than Il has appeared for a week, and
bull sentiment is beginning to take the
place of the lugubrious talk Of the bears
so prevalent as the market closed for
the holiday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-01
AGED CLERK FOUND
DEAD IN HIS ROOM

Frank Erwin. a clerk in the Postoffice
Department, was found dead this morn
ing IN his room at 465 pennsylvania
avenue northwest, where ne had lived
for a number OF years. Death was due
10 natural causes.
Mr.. Irwin was seventy years old He
was appointed in the Government serV-
ice from North Carolina, and had no
relatives H1ing in this city.
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THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by z. F. Hutton &
Co. members New York Stock Exchange.
Thomas L. Hume, ma aager, 1901 F street
northwest