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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
Market Turns Weak.

NEW YORK. Nov 3o.-Noon-The
market during the morning has present
ed ragged appearance. Opening with
comparative steadiness the leading
stocks sold off sharply, rallied, fell
again and some OF them. like Reading
and New York Central. have had a sec
ond rally. Coppers and steel stocks are
weak, the railroads showing the greater
strength Sugar has lost a point or
two this morning. leaving it nearly ten
points below the high point of yester-
day
This liquidation in a number of the
most important stocks i'm the list is due
primarily TO apprehension regarding
what the President may have to say in
his message, and I'm regard to what
Congress NAV do relative to corpora
tions engaged IN interstate commerce
The idea has crept into Wall Street
that the President is being beset from
many sources to resume the Roosevelt
policies in regard 10 corporations and
TO force the issue even further than his
predecessor. and the market is just now
in that sensitive condition that il yields
TO such feeling. and traders with long
lines of stock out are pulling IN with
liquidation resulting which is playing
hob with prices
Some of the Changes.
The course OF the market during the
morning in the leading railroad shares is
well represented by New York Central.
It opened at 1888. sold up 70 l27lz.
reacted to 125lk. and rallied just before
the noon hour to 1854. Reading passed
through pretty much the same course.
opening at 157A. selling up to 1854. fall
ing off TO 1855. and rallying to 1908
Consolidated Gas went through similar
fluctuations within a range Of points.
United States Steel has been consistent
u weak all the morning, and during
q part OF the time was below the lowest
point touched in the decline of yester-
day. Coppers are weak, and the indus
trials generally showing less strength
than the rails.
The market seems OversOld and top
hevay, with confidence on the part OF
traders hardly sufficient TO hold prices
at the present level. Technically. per-
haps, stocks would respond TO any good
news which might coma to the Street,
but with Congress less than week OF
ard the uncertainty regarding the PreSi-
dents message bOtnering the financial
district little can be expected in the way
OF a rise until these clouds roll by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
THE CURB MARKET

Quotations furnished by E r. Hutton &
20, members New York Stock Fycbange
4hoInas l. Hume and +. +. Caverly tolnt
managers 1901 + street northwest;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
FIGHT TO DRAW.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 30.-NIiIe
CTwin) Sullivan. Of Cambridge, Mass,
and Jimmy Gardner, Of Lowell, fought
another draw at the Grand Opera House
last evening 1t was their fifth meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
PROPOSALS.

OF Supplies and Accounts. Navy Department.
washington, ID. c., until 10 o'clock a n
december u, 1909, and publicly opened Inn
mediatcly thereafter to Furnish at tbe re,.,,
yard, Washington. j.. C.. a quantity OF naval
supplies. as follows. Sch. 1895. Iatbe-Scb
-"i- steel brass. bronze. rec0il springs,
brass tubing. motor. shields-Scb qm0- tJand
taps. iron. steel Applications for proros.I h
should designate the schedules desf-ed a.
number Blank proposals viii be furnished
upon application 20 the Bureau p n
ROGERS. Paymaster-GeneraL L. S n
non a.
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HAS TO WAIT.

Hirum-Was yer house damaged by
that there cyClOne2
Ike-Dunno. 1 hain't found It yit.-
Cleveland Leader
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-06

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Mrs. Forest Lorey returned last Fri
day evening from Centerville, where
she had been visiting at the home Of
her brother, Doss Mcdowell, for few
days.
Mrs. Granville Cochran, of Decatur
City, returned Saturday from Davis
City where she had been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Bert Adams, for few
days.
Chauncey Walker, of Clarinda, came
last Saturday and spent few days in
this city, being called here to attend
the funeral of his sister, Mrs. John
Cooper.
Geo. W. Walker, an old time Leon,
boy, now wholesale baker at Anamosa
came Monday to attend the funeral OF
his eldest sister, Mrs. George Cooper.
He was compelled to return home Mon
day night on account of his rushing
business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-06

7. L. wynne, that good substantial
farmer of Hamilton township, accom-
panied by his wife and son Andrew,
were visiting in this city last Thursday.
J.J. Sears, of Decatur City, was in
Leon Monday, being on his way home
from Garden Grove, where he had been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. S. Sny-
der.
Mrs. P. H. Murray returned Monday
to her home near Ridgeway, Mo-, after
visiting few days at the home of her
friend, Mrs. Len Hamilton, near this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Farmer were called
to Newton, Iowa, Thursday morning by
the serious illness of Mrs. Farmers
father, Mr.. George W. Parsons, who has
been suffering for several weeks. Mr..
Parsons is well known here having Wis
tied in this city on several occasions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-06

, . q
Ed Turner received message last
Thursday announcing the death OF his
mother at Monticello, Kentucky, and
left on the afternoon train to attend her
funeral.
Miss Ruey Hazlet, who has been
teaching since last fall in Clarke county,
near Murray, returned home Saturday
evening, her school having closed the
previous day.
Mrs. Frank Perkins, who has resided
in this city for the past year, left Satur-
day for Mt. Ayr, where she will make
her future home, having large music
class at that town.
Mrs. A. L. Shepard, of Red Oak, came
Saturday evening and visited ovor Sun
day in this city with Mr.. Shepard, who
was in charge of the Leon Clothing Co.'s
store last week while Manager A. j.
Luppold was spending few days at
Red Oak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
FRIEL TO APPLY
 TO SEVERAL TOWNS

One effect of the throwing out of the Greater Birmingham bill is to remove the injunction against the bond issue of the city of North Birmingham for build ing a water works system. T. H. Friel, the mayor of North Birmingham, stated yesterday that petitions for franchises are being drawn and that the city coun- cil of North Birmingham will shortly ap- ply to the city councils of all the munich palities in Jones valley for franchise to lay water pipes and sell water.
 He says that now the injunction is no more in force, North Birmingham can go right ahead with her plans for supplying the manufacturing and domestic water to Birmingham from the forks of the Sipsy river.
 The franchises which are being drawn are for 90 years, agreeing to furnish water at half the rate of the present company, and to establish a high stand pipe on Red mountain capable of giving a 90-pound pressure. The City Council of Birmingham will be the first to act on the petition. number of aldermen are said to be in favor of the proposl- ton, and it will no doubt receive a full consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
OBSTRUCTION OF
 RAILROAD PLANS
Southern Pacific Tried to Keep
 Opponents Down
PROPOSAL FOR AGREEMENT
President Murphy of the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad Takes U'p the Matter With Other Roads
 and Is Successful.
NORTON

New York, January 13.-The difficulties encountered by the Fl Paso and South western Railroad company in building it's way into Fl Paso and the baking of the plan of the Phoenix and San Pedro Val ley were described by James Douglas, president of the Fl Paso and Southwest ern, today in the governments suit to dissolve the Union Pacific merger for which testimony is being taken here be- for Special Examiner Sylvester G. Will liams President Douglas was questioned at length concerning the proposed trans continental line which he and President Frank M Murphy of the Phoenix and Eastern railroad had in contemplation, with the cooperation of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
 The witness described the physical con- dition of the Fl Paso and Southwestern, the mileage of which, he said, aggre- gated 290 miles. The road, he declared, connected at Fl Paso with the Southern Pacific, the Santa Fe. the Mexican Cen tral the Rock Island and the Texas Pa cific.
 President Murphy had approached the Fl Paso and Southwestern, the witness testified, with a suggestion that a work ing agreement be arrived at whereby the Phoenix and Eastern be permitted to use the Fl Paso ana Southwestern as a con- meeting link with the southern lines at Fl Paso. A draft of the proposed con tract embodying this arrangement was submitted in evidence, together with a number of letters bearing upon the sub ject from President Murphy to the gen eral manager of the Fl Paso and South western, and from that official in reply. The negotiations had covered a period of year, the witness declared
 Under cross-examination by former Judge Robt. $. Lovett, President Douglas corroborated the testimony of President Murphy before the interstate commerce commission to the effect that right of way had been granted by settlers along the line of the Phoenix and Eastern railroad. and that a depot site at Benson in the San Pedro Valley. had been given by the residents of that locality. President Douglas was asked to get a valuation on the terminal property at Benson, and re- piled that the value of the property would depend, among other things, upon wheth- CT or not another railroad was interested in not having such property used by a rival road
 Almost as much difficulty, the witness said, had been experienced by the Fl Paso and Southwestern in building into Fl Paso. The Southern Pacific obstruct- ed the way into this point as it had ob- structed the way of the Phoenix and Eastern into Benson he said
 But you got into Fl Paso and crossed the tracks of the Southern Paeifc?" asked MT Severance.
 Yes replied the witness, thanks to the decision of the railroad commission of Texas"
 An adjournment was taken at this point until January 19. A tentative agreement was also arrived at to transfer the in- vestigation to Pittsburg on January J. when H. c. Prick is expected to be called as a witness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
NEW ERA DAWN|NG
 IN ISLE OF CUBA Cuban Congress Assemblies and
 Gets to Work
 AMERICAN TROOPS LEAVE Bills Have Been Introduced to Estab-
Bills Have Been Introduced to Estab- fish Cock-Fighting and Lottery, and There Is Reason To Be-
 lieve They Will Pass.

Havana, January 13.-Although the reins of self-government will not be officially turned over to the Cuban authorities un- til January 2S, when the inauguration of President Jose Miguel Gomez and Vice President Alfredo Zayas will take place, the meeting today of the new Cu- ban congress in initial session marked the beginning of the end of the second period of American intervention in the island which began with the breaking out of the revolution in August, 1906.
 The sessions opened with the tinkling of a bell three times as a preliminary signal and then once, five minutes later. There was no formality of prayer, as in the American Congress, but an imme- diate commencement of business The de- cree issued by Provisional Governor Ma goon, convoking the congress, makes very strict requirement. for the attend ance of members.
 Neither senators nor representatives will receive pay when absent from roll call without leave and neither house will be permitted to grant leaves of absence to more than one-sixth of their membership at one time. These rules have been the subject of much discussion among the members and undoubtedly will be amend ed as soon as the Americans quit the island.
 Bills establishing cock-fghting and a national lottery will be among the first to be introduced. The liberal party, which has an overwhelming majority in the sem ate and the house, is said to favor a lottery and it's members are openly an- nouncing that bill providing for cock fighting will be one of the first measures to be introduced. The party also faYors a liberal educational programme. a law providing for the arbitration of disputes between capital and labor, and the ap- pointment of d commission to revise the tariff The conservative membership of each house is only sufficient to cover the constitutional requirement. that there be a minority party. There is little differ ence, however, in the principles of the two parties.
 The second period of American interven- tion in Cuba has been made as unob- trusivef as possible The American flag has been raised only over the camps of the American soldiers and marines out side the city.
 Although there are still 4000 troops here. very few of the men are seen in the streets of the city, the khaki-clad Cuban rural guards and the Havana police, dressed in gendarme fashion in light blue uniforms, having the entire responsibility for the maintenance of order The Gu ban flag has fioated over the palace throughout the rule of the provisional government, Governor Magoon, in reality, having been a Cuban official for the time being, acting under the Platt amendment to the Cuban constitution.
 Governor Magoon is being fairly sur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
NR. GRAS77'S"GLFT O CAB"
By BURR BLACKBURN.

This place is for the railroads, the fur the smoke. Nature intended the rolling hills and high altitude of the other val ley for health and homes
 Why, already your residence section is nearly showed over the mountain. When I was here ten years ago there was hardly home south of Avenue H, while today, the beautiful residences come right up to the top of the mountain Ten years from now the food will pour over the hill and every inch within eight miles of the court house twill be known as Birmingham.
 Where Is a great reserve over here. Chat tanooga's Lookout mountain does not en- joy a more beautiful view nor a better climate than is found along Shades noun tain from pr. Berrys place to Irondale. The founders of the city saved the hilly country for the esthetic influences neces- will grow the future leaders of men in the industrial and financial world
 MT. Grasty was getting high in tho air about then, but he came down to point out the land which he had sold on which had developed the beginnings of the Ala bama Consolidated Coal and Iron com pany the wells at Irondale for which he was responsible, and many other places where the gift of his gab had helped Bir- mingham. Corey and Bacon, and a bunch of others heard first of Birmingham from the rolling tongue of the vice president of the Manufacturers Record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
HANS TRIAL IS
 ALMOST STOPPED One Of The Jurors Meets With Very Painful Accident HE SERVES BUT SUFFERS Prosecutor Darrin Makes Strong Plea for Conviction and Holds Up To
 Ridicule the Defendants
 Claim of Insanity.
HE SERVES BUT SUFFERS

Flushing, N. Y, January 1S.-Events crowded fast today in the trial of Thorn ton Jenkins Hains When court ad- journed tonight, Juror Thomas Walsh, injured in a street car accident in New York last night, was placed in the care of a physician by Justice Crane that his injuries might not cause a mistrial of the case. Counsel for the defense con- cluded their summing up this afternoon and Prosecutor Darrin began his address to the jury. MT. Darrin will conclude his speech some time tomorrow and Jus tice Crane. after his charge, will give the case to the jury.
 Only the pluck of Juror Walsh saved the Hains case from mistrial or post recognition from a fall from a street car, Walsh came from the hospital to the court and sat through the days trial, though at times, he appeared to suffer greatly, and Justice Crane took frequent recesses that the injured juror might recover his strength. The juror informed Justice Crane that he felt he could con- tinue. but only when a physician gave his assent would the justice permit the case to go on.
 Prosecutor Darrn, following the clos ing address of MT. Mcintyre for the de- fense. bitterly scored many of the de- fense's witnesses. called to testify to the insanity Of Captain Hains. Over two hours. the states attorney dwelt upon the question of the nationality of the army officer. His address to the jury was clothed in no dramatic terms, or forensic utterances, and he confined him self to marshalling the facts from the evidence Only once did the prosecutor rise to an oratorical climax. and that was in talking of the killing of William E. Annis He said:
 And after August 12, when Captain Hains learned of his wife's counter charges to his divorce suit, for three days they planned to kill Annis. Upon the framework of what had happened in their lives, they hung the cloak of false hood with which to conceal the ghastly crime The meetings with the real estate men was the framework.
 But, there had to be a defense for both the defendants, and 1t was agreed that Captain Hains' defense should be insanity and that the defendant only went to buy real estate and tried to pre- vent his brother from killing the pub lisher."
 The prosecutor waxed sarcastic when he referred to the fact that men carry check books and not revolvers wren they 20 to buy real estate.
 Justice Crane said after adjournment that he wanted the case to go to the jury tomorrow night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
FIGHT IS MADE ON
 LOUISIANA LAW

New Orleans, January 1S.-The fight on grounds of unconstitutionality against that portion of the Gay-Shat- tuck saloon regulation law which for bids the issuance of saloon licenses to citizens of foreign countries, was ac- lively begun here today in the state courts.
 Track Stegile. an Italian, was recent ly charged with violating the new law in this respect, the allegation being for the purpose of laying the basis for test case. His attorneys filed this aft ernoon motion for d bill of particu- lars which they claim should state whether 1t is intended by the aver ments of the charge to declare that there is no existing and operating treaty between the United States and Italy, under the terms of which Stegile is entitled to conduct a barroom In New Orleans or whether it is intended to allege that the statute of the state of Louisiana is paramount to and super cedes and annuls any such treaty stip- ulation.
 There are hundreds of citizens of for eign countries engaged Tn the saloon business in Louisiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
CARDENIO E. KING
 GOES TO PRISON

Boston, January 13.-Cardenio Flavus King, former financial agent and broker, who maintained palatal offices in Boston and New York, and who for short time was publisher of daily paper here, was tonight sentenced by Judge Schofield in the superior court to serve term of not less than ten and not more than IA years at hard labor in the state prison at Charlestown
 On December 29 King was convicted on 27 counts of an indictment charging him with larceny and embezzlement, and with securing by false pretenses s22,Oo0 from his customers.
 The sentence followed a dramatic state ment by King in court, during which he reviewed the story of his life, his flight from Boston and his travels in England, France and Ceylon. He declared that he was innocent of any wrong intent in any of his acts, and in closing his address he accused Thomas Lawson of secretly fight ing him and bringing him to financial ruin.
 Mrs King and her two sons sat inside the rail close to the prisoner as sen tence was pronounced. King was imme diately taken to the Charles street jail and then to the state prison.
 The last move of MT. Kings attorneys to secure a delay took the form of motion for a stay of execution, which sought to have the imposing of sentence delayed until Saturday. Judge Schofield declined to grant the request and imposed the sentence.
 King made an assignment on February Jic ahi1itiac nlqPa6 at s2s7 s81 and his assets at s13.6sS. He was missing from the city four months but in June he returned and surrendered to the nolice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
TREES WILL BE AS
 SCARCE AS JEWELS

Washington, January 13.-"The time is coming in this country when trees will be as scarce as diamonds unless imme- diate steps are taken to preserve our forests"
 This was the dark picture painted in an address by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson at the twenty-e eighth annual meet ing of the American Forestry associa- ton here today. The secretary declared that our forest growth is getting scarcer and scarcer every day and that we are uslng three times as much wood as we are growing.
 .Do not let us sit down and make faces at Congress-" continued the secre- tarv. ..because that body has not yet seen fit to provide for the Appalachian and White mountain forest reserves we must not depend too much on Congress What we want is a reforestation of the country at a rate of about one-quarter of a million acres each year"
 Secretary Wilson emphasized the inn portance of the states, the various asso- citations and individuals in helping to solve the problem by planting trees in denuded places.
 The Rev. pr. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the Senate, and vice presi- dent of the forestry association, offered this as a solution of the problems:
 "Stop denudation: plant trees and make the people who own the funds for the future invest them in forests.
 W. S. Harvey of Philadelphia, acting president, presided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
SECRET SERVICE
 FOR THE SCHOOLS

Washington, January Reconsideration of the District of Columbia appropria- ton bill for amendment was resumed in the House of Representatives today after that body met.
 An amendment by MT. Parsons of New York carrying an appropriation of s15,o0O for childrens playgrounds in Washington, aroused good deal of discussion of the subject of playgrounds generally.
 The whole debate hinged on whether or not there should be supervision of the children in their play.
 MT. Gaines of Tennessee was among those who led in opposition to an appro- priation for that purpose, arguing that children naturally took to outdoor games and do not need 8 teacher to show them how to play leap frog.
 Mr. Bede of Minnesota in favoring the proposition convulsed the House with one of his characteristic speeches and de- ciared that supervision was needed. He said if there were any secret service men not otherwise engaged they might be employed to look after the children.
 The amendment was adopted 65 to 62.