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The Washington times., 1909-07-07
ADVANCE IN PRICE
IN PRODUCE MART
Falling Off in Shipments
Responsible for the Gen
eral Increase.

There were advances in prices all
along the line in todays wholesale
fruit and vegetable markets. falling
CT in shipments was principally re-
sporsible.
In the fruit line. raspberrles became
cents higher. with demand in excess
Of supply. Cherries sold at IS cents
a box, price in excess of the prevail
ing quotation on this class Of fruit at
the opening of the season. Pineapples
were also considerably firmer.
String beans and cabbage came in for
the increases on vegetables. The for
mer made a substantial advance of 30
cents OF the barrel. Cabbage jumped
from so cents to 80 cents on the min
imum quotation. Other vegetables met
with a ready sale at old prices.
Nearby eggs generally broaght p and
p cents a dozen. There were some
sales of West Virginia eggs at 1872
cents dozen. Calves and lambs failed
to record any changes.
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.
cheess-New York. FATS. large. ps- -.
IA 3-4al5c; small, per h., 15a15 Ia
Eggs-Nearbys-PeT doz.. 20a22c.
Butter-Creamery, fancy 27a27la; Western
fTsts, 251ka26c; process. fancy. 23a24c: fair 10
good, 21a22c: dairy, choice, 20a2lc; dairy,
good isalsc; store-Paeked. fresh. 1T1ke.
Poultry.
Live POultey-Chickens, spring, per h. pa
23ci hens, 15c; ROSTERS, Sc; young ducks
large, per b. l8al5c; small, PER ID, sa9c;
geese. per ID, 6a10c; turkeys, goms, per h.,
l5c5 hens. per h.. 15c.
Dressed Poultry-ChickenA spring. oer
ID, &c; ROSTERS. per 10, 10a12c; tur-
keys. UndrRwn. toms, per h., 1Sa16o; hens
per H.. 15a16c; ducks large. per h., 1oaI2c:
geese. per H., 6a10c.
Fruits.
Fruits-Apples, new, si.5oa3 %; oranges
California, per box, g. 50a3.75; plneapples
$2-o0a2, % cantalcupes. per crate 2Ola3 OO.
box loal6c5 rasDbeTies. per quart, I0a17c
bIacIperries. per quart, Ease; wate-melons
Vegetables.
Vegetables-PotatOes per bu 81 Coal 10
new potatoes, per obi. s.. 00a2 so; cucumbers
per basket, 50a75c; spring cabbage, per bbl
SOcasl-O0; squash, per crate. 75casl .0e Sstrlng
beans, per Dbl, Sl.50a2.00i lettuce, per bbi,
Sl-00al. so; asparagus. per bunch 5a2Oc: home
grown, per doz. punches b0a75Si beets. per
dOZ. punches 25a30c; Thubarb, per bunch 15za
2ci Tadishes, per 100 800: Texas onions. per
crate, s. %; peas, per Dbl, s3.6fa400; corn
per d1Z.. 12a16c; tomatoes, s. O0a2-2 >; green
peppers. per basket, 81 00a1 70.
Live Stock
Calves-Per 10 7a7Ikc; lambs per h. 7izasc
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
STUDENT GETS EVEN
WITH DOORKEEPER

Bribery, blackmail. corruption of
all kinds frequently illustrate the
light side of finance. There Is a story
OF a young man who, late one cold
and wiutry night, found the door of
his college locked against MIN. The
young man outside argued with the
dOOrkeeper inside cajOled and en-
treated, but TO no avail. Eventually
he slipped half a sovereign under the
door and was admitted.
It was a financial deal wisely
thought out on strict business lines.
Once inside, he informed the janftOr
(falsely) that unfortunately, after
taking the half crown out OF his
purse, he had dropped the purse itself
on the doorstep. The attendant went
Out to secure it, but once on the
chilly, wet doorstep. the door was
slammed Then the deal was re
peated, for the shiveriug merCenary
was not allowed into the warm abode
until he had slipped the half sover-
eign back again.-StTand.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
SOLDIERS NOT ALL
COUNTRY'S HEROES

It is well that we should remember
the fine patriotism of our citizen SOL
diers, but even they were workers be-
fore they were warriors.
They did not fight for money. They
did not fight for conquest. They up
held a republic of equal rights and
equal opportunity, which in its last
analysis Is a republic Of freemen and
free industry To forget IN our glori-
ficatiOn of the soldier the cause that
made him bear arms IS to deny him true
honor and make war itself an object OF
admiration regardless of its purpose.
a peaceful nation should have some
common Ideals aside from those which
war sets uD. If we would celebrate
heroism IL is to be found all about US
in humble stations among the men and
women-even the children-who toll
New York World.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
FEARFUL ONE PLAYS
JOKE ON A CROWD

Here Is an amusing story of A
waiting room The other day the i'm
Derturbable calm which characterizes
the occupants Of such an apartment
was disturbed by the metallic ring upon
the floor Of a dropped coin. Nobody he
trayed consciousness Of having dropped
IL. All was silence uutl "A lachryrnose
individual. who had been cropping IN
dark corner. and mad at last ap-
Darentlv found something, inquired in
plaintiff tones: Has anyone dropped
half doIIar2"
Then there was a chorus. matchless
both for sin lltaneOusness and spOn-
tanei-y Of ses. / havet" At least a
dozen persons seemed TO have lost that
half dollar
well" drawled the dolorous indi-
vidual. I've sust found a nickel OF
II. so we may as we'll continue the
search for the remainder. Detroit
News Tribune
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
Greene Cananea.

The completion Of the twelve months
production of the Greene Cananea Cop
per Company, under the so-called Cole
Ryan regime, makes it possible to figure
operating results for the year ended
June go 1907.
During this period the company pro-
duced 1887 900 ounds of copper, s57.7
ounces Of silver. and 6.17S ounces of
gold. The average price Of electrolytic
copper during these twelve months was
p cents per pound, The cost of pro-
dUction after gold and silver values are
credited TO the operating account was
probably 1925 cents per pound. This
would leave a profit Of cents per pound
on tae copper output, OF Sl,256 go.
iresne Cananea stock tolals 2.524,00O
shares. The net profits would equal 81
cents a share
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
TODAY'S SALES ON
WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

Washington Gas. 256751z, 256752s, 250
751z, 25@7514 25G75i4' 25475i4. 25Q75i4, 25@
7514, 25@75A 25G75I4' 25d75lE, 25d75Iz, 25G
1914, 25@754 .25d75l4' 250751z, 25d75l4, 25@
751l, -25d75h, 25@753s, 250752s. 25G759z 25G
1873, 25075ik, 250753s.
American Security and Trust. 10GZ66
UnioT Savings Bank, 10G235, 10d255.
Real Estate Title, 2d95.
After call-Capital Traction SIS, 81, 000lJ
III.
Washington Railway and Electric as,
S5006lSS1h.
Capital Traction 7dl37h, Sd1371[. ESQ
BIS 20a1375z. 7Q13716.
LanstOn, 500151s.
washington Gas. 25475ss-
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
SINGULAR AND PLURAL.

Whenever she gets to thinking how
much they're IN debt it affects her
nerves.
Huh the way it affects her husband
is singular"
How SINGULAR"
Just singular; 1t affects his nerve
He tried to borrow a hundred from me
today '-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
HOPELESS.

Toni tell you. old man, Miss Cab
bic certainly has got pile or money.
Why don't you propose to herr
DICk-IVe started 20 do Il several
times.
Tom-What's the matter? lose your
cOurage2
Dick-No, but I'm never allie TO get
a word in dseWise.-Catholic STANDARD
and Times.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
WORKS OF A PEACH.

ciudes one by William Penn OF Fruits
of Solitude" Penn is not much sought
after now. but when his works were
current he was a peach.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

had been hitting thu ball poorer than
any other Tiger Il aaG the effect that
Jennings figured & would
Throw a piece of meat 10 a starving
dog and watch how soon he becomes
active. That's the way with the Tigers
They have had the peaches and cream
Of baseball served % lham two years in
succession. They liked the taste of it,
and the sight OF a ETeeuback viii make
their tongues hang CUT and long for
more.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
AIRSHIP GOSSIP.

How is It she doesn't manage to get
along very well with her husband? ''
said the porch lady.
She says he's too slow. He always
wants C be potteriHE round the United
States In an automobile. Puck
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
WELSH TO FIGHT
IN NATIVE LAND
Agrees to Meet Young Josephs
at Cardiff on
July IL.

LONDON. England, July 7.-Freddis
Welsh, who recently returned from
America, viii fight his FIRST bout with
Young Josephs, Of Aldgate. on Monday.
July y, at Cardiff, Wales
The stakes are 500 a side. and the
Cardiff syndicate which Is running the
affair Will add purse Of g, 100.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Capital Traction firm at 1915 I137h
The rest of he market was steady and
not worthy Of particular comment.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by z. T. Hutton
& Co. members New York Stock tx
change, Thomas L. Hume. manager. 1901
I street northwest,
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
TODAY'S SALES ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished By ". b. Hibbs =
CT, bankers and brokers. Hibba Building.
members New York Stock Exchange, wash
ipgt0n Stock Exchange and Chlrago Board
o. Tradal
The Washington times., 1909-07-07
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Tariff bill expected to pass the Senate
this week and go to conference imme-
diately
Interstate Commerce Commission says
it has jurisdiction to supervise quality
Of steel rails.
St. Louis and San Francisco sells
s1000o00o twenty-year 8 per cent bonds
in Paris through Speyer & Co.
National City Bank has arranged to
ship 81 10000 gold coin to Argentina
by Saturdays steamer.
Hartman & Co.-Can see no change
ia the situation. Think market viii
harden today in anticipation Of Gov
ernment crop report due tomorrow. All
news at hand is good, although money
market should now bear watching. In
terror exchange is hardening.
pennsylvania railroad las ordered out
OF Tfttsburg division 40y locomotives
which have been sidetracked for many
months.
Reported plan OF reorganization West
eTn Maryland railroad 10 be considered
today at meeting Of general lien bond
holders commission. Expectations have
been based on $40 a share assessment.
Amalgamated. Sheet and Tin Plate
Company put in operation four mills
al ElwoOd, Ind, using imported strike
breakers
W 3. Hibbs & Goa bul campaign
Is reported being planned by insiders
in United States Realty. The con-
pany IS doing great business that
promises to expand materially. The
stock is very small In floating supply
and can be raised sharply any time
A. G. Plant & Co.-EleYen months
earnif gs indicate that Union Pacific
clOse5 the fiscal year with about 1885
per cent earned for its $4,000. 600
common stock. Last year the cor
responding figures were 1923 per cent
on S195, 89T 800 Of stock
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

The wife of a famous
cartoonist writes us that
the best way to clean
diamonds and other pre-
cious stones is to "soak
them over night in a
bowlful Of Ivory Soap
and water. Shavings
of the soap dropped into
warm water are best.
In the morning, rinse
them thoroughly with
hot water, end behold!
they are as bright as
when received from the
jewellers. "
Try i'll
Ivory Soap
SO 41lSO Per Gent. Pure.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

St. Louis and San Francisco sells
s10009000 twenty-year 3 per cent bonds
in Paris through Speyer < Co.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Interstate Commerce Commission says
it has Jurisdiction to supervise quality
OF steel rails.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Tariff bill expected to pass the Senate
this week and go to conference imme-
diatelv
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

National City Bank has arranged ia
ship Sl,500,00o gold coin to Argentina
by Saturdays steamer.
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Amalgamated Sheet and Tin Plate
Company put in operation four mills
al Elwood. Ind, using imported strike
breakers
The Washington times., 1909-07-07

Reported plan OF reorganization West
eTn Maryland railroad 10 be considered
today at meeting Of general lien bond
holders commission. Expectations have
been based on $50 d share assessment.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Appellate Court Affirrns Banker
MOrse's Sentence.
NOW BACK IN THE TOMBS
keenIy Regrets CurtaiIment of
Financial Activities.

New York, Oct. 12.-Unless the SUI
prelne court of the United States re-
verses the decision or the president of
the United States interferes, Charles
w. Morse, one-time "ice king" coast
wise steamship line organizer, banker
and capitalist, will serve fifteen
years at hard labor in the federal pris-
on at Atlanta, Ca After having been
at liberty under S125,O00 bail since
June II, last, he is back in the Tombs
prison, where he contemplates the de.
cision of the United States circuit
court of appeals rendered Monday sus.
tanning the judgment Of the lower fed
eral court, which found him guilty in
November last of violating the ma.
tional banking laws.
!, There was solace in the decision of
the court of appeals, however, IN that
only ten of the ffty-three indictments
on which he was convicted were sus
tanned, and on the strength of this,
his counsel, Martin W. Littleton, will
Immediately carry the case before the
United States supreme court on writ
of certiorari To this end, the United
States court of appeals has granted a
forty days stay Of execution and
pending a decision by the supreme
court application will be made to have
the prisoner again admitted to BAIL
Morse was almost Immediately
taken to the Tombs.
One of Morse's keenest regrets at
being forced to return to prison is the
interruption of his beaver-like strug-
gle to rebuild his fortune. Since his
liberation under bail he had been re-
elected president of the Metropolitan
Steamship company, a New England
corporation, and of the Hudson NaVi.
cation company, operating line Of
boats on the Hudson river. He is
credited with having discharged the
bulk of his debts. From the two big
transportation lines that had within
the week elected Morse as their prosi-
dent, there was no official statement
forthcoming after Mondays decision.
It was understood that for the time
being, at least, the elections would
stand.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Saloons Still Doing Business
in liahnomen County.
SERIOUS TROUBLE IS FEARED
Further Raids by Federal Off
GERS May Be Resisted.

The lid is not on in Mahnomen
county despite the raid made by the
federal deputies recently. None of the
four saloons in the village of Mahno-
men are closed.
One of the places at least in Wau-
bor is running, and it is asserted that
a real dry man is not permitted to
suffer in Ogema.
When William E. Johnson and his
nine aides, as representatives OF the
United States, destroyed the liquor
found in the saloons they did not ar
rest or molesJ the proprietors. The
status of the saloon men is the same
as it was before the raid. The only
effect so far us they are concerned is
a financial loss, and in one case in
Mahnomen that amounted to $1,000.
But all had reserve supplies that
were not found and destroyed by the
federal raiders. All have brought out
their reserve and are doing business
as before.
Assistant United States Attorney
Oakley of ST. Paul, who is looking aft
er the interests of the federal depu-
ties under arrest, says that the places
will be raidcd again.
Serious Trouble May Result.
One thing seems certain: The
agents Of the United States Indian
service could not pull off another raid
in Mahnomen county without stirring
UP serious trouble. The citizens and
officials in the towns affected are in
sympathy with the liquor dealers.
But it is scarcely to be expected
that another raid could be made with
out violence.
The people of the other towns Of
White Earth reservation are inclined
to blame Ogema for all the trouble
There are four saloons in that little
village 1t is claimed the places have
been run in open defiance of the state
law.
Ogema is only five miles from the
White E2:'t'' agency, and attracted the
attention VI the officials to such all
extent that all saloons in the country
have suffered.
AS the citizens of some other towns
do not uphold conditions in Ogema,
they do not want to be classed with
that village. They feel that they are
being singled OUT unjustly, and they
resent it.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
BAD STORM IN FLORIDA
Hurricane Causes Enormous
Property Damage

Key West. Fla, Oct. 12.-As re-
suit of the hurricane which struck the
southern coast of Florida, Key West
is a mass of wreckage and the DAM
age to property is estimated at $4,000
600. Martial law was proclaimed by
the mayor and the Key West guards
are patrolling the city.
The United States government has
been asked to dispatch troops here
without delay to assist in patrolling
the storm-swept area.
Chaos reigns on every hand and
few people remain in their homes,
hundreds of which have been totally
wrecked or damaged. 1t is impossible
now tc say whether there has been
loss of life, but it is thought that
many lives have been claimed along
the coast.
Brick as well as frame buildings
throughout the city suffered alike
from the fury of the hurricane and
many miraculous escapes from death
and serious injury have been reported.
Besides the several score of resi-
dences either totally wrecked or
blown from their foundations, nine
factories were partially destroyed.
No. 1 and No. 8 of the city fire en-
gine departments were destroyed and
the firenien narrowly escaped.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Ways of the Chinese.

British manufacturers Of blacking
purchase large crates Of beeswax. The
beeswax imported from China is in
large cubes, each done up in written
guarantee of purity and quality. New
ertheless, deep down in the middle Of
the crates are Jumps Of substance
resembling European brick. trimmed
to the exact shape Of genuine packet
Of beeswax In other cases cubes
when unwrapped are still apparently
genuine wax. but on being sliced open
are found to contain a large core Of
shavings, dirt and general floor sweep
ings of busy factory.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Inc Planfauenets,

A Towering English shrub, the broom
plant, is called in French 'plantage-
nesta." From it the kingly family Of
Plantagenet took it's name. 1t is said
to have been first used as badge by
them because the Count of Anjou had
himself scourged with it's branches.
The name was taken by Henry H..
king Of England, in 1854, he being the
son of Geoffrey Of Anjou, who wore in
his helm spray Of the broom when he
started for the Holy Land. The best
known of the Plantagenets was Rich
ard l., king of England, called "the
Lion Heart"
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15

identity. It was threat. But how
could this mite Of a woman carry out
the menace she implied in her per-
sistent demand and eloquent gesture
His hand clasped the butt of his re-
volver as he answered.:
''And if I will not?"
'Then 1 will scream" she answered
simply.
He smiled at his own credulity. The
woman was mad. But this idea was
quickly dispelled by the look of des-
perate determination she fixed upon
his as she said:
"I will give to monsieur three min
utes."
They sat doggedly facing each other,
she watching the hands of a tiny
watch, he vainly conjecturing her next
move. The train began to slow up for
the next station. The three minutes
licked by.
Then she deliberately threw aside
her watch, tore her hat from her head,
disheveled her hair till it streamed in
wild disorder over her shoulders and
even dug her nails into her cheek till
the blood smeared her face. Mean
while she threw open the window and
screamed GA moi! A moi! Help, ze
American" and uttered sighs and
stif1ed groans. The American leaned
back in his seat and waited, the only
evidence of his excitement in the furi-
GUS putting Of his cigar between his
set teeth.
Before the train had come to stop
in the station the gendarmes had
boarded and the accused man faced
four revolvers. Still he waited, a
frown Of perplexity on his brow, while
the woman gave the officers hurried
account Of her struggle and held up
to them the portemonnaie which, she
averred, he had not been able to wrest
from her before the train arrived at
the station.
The case looked clear. The Ameri-
can rose to accompany the gendarmes
as their prisoner when suddenly he
stopped and motioned them aside with
a gesture SO convincing that they
loosed their rough hold and stood back.
He took the cigar from between his
teeth. The ashes clinging to its end
were an inch long.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
The Explanation.

A New York clergyman who was
preaching In neighboring village as
tonished the congregation by saying
81 wish to turn to New York by the
first train. as l have wife and five
children there and have never seen one
Of them
This declaration excited the most
painful curiosity among the good peo.
pie. which was allayed. however. wher
it became known that the lone" which
the clergyman had never seen was one
that had been born since he left home
the day before.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
THE TALE THE
ASHES TOLD,
[Copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary
Press.l

copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary
Press.l
I@HOUSANDS of men throughout
the world are each day pa
ILL tiently seeking in the laby,
rinthine ways of evidence the
proof or disproof Of some poor wretch's
guilt, the penalty Of whose conviction
perhaps is death, and the life of a man
may be lost or saved by a thread slen-
der, yet so unbreaking and sure that it
holds inevitable truth in it's meshes.
Sometimes there is only tiny seed of
truth, but a grain Of gold outvalues ten
Of dross.
One afternoon last summer man
occupied the rear end compartment in
train bound north from Lucerne. He
was leaning leisurely against the door
frame watching the crowding throng
in the station as the train took on it's
burden preparatory for the journey.
He was powerfully built, and even
in this attitude Of repose he betrayed
the tense control with which he domi-
mated the abundant energy which per-
vaded him. He was an American.
The train was about to start when
the traveller noticed woman strug-
Cling through the crowd toward it.
She had scarcely reached the rear end
when the train started, and the Amer
ican, jumping down, caught her bag
gage and assisted her to mount to the
compartment which he was occupying.
When they had recovered their COM
posure and he had slowed away her
baggage he remarked that she was
young, richly dressed and wore jaun-
ty travelling hat which seemed haunt
ingly familiar to him. She was unmis-
takably French.
Oh, He remembered her standing op-
posite him at Monte Carlo on the night
of his fortunate play, when the crou-
pier had put into his hands the returns
of his lucky hazard. He also remem-
bered the expression of hatred and
avidity from the eyes across the table
as he turned to leave. Presently she
felt his questioning gaze and spoke:
"Oh, monsieur, je vous remercie!
Vous m'avez sauvee"
Though he caught the meaning of
her words in her smile and gesture, he
only bowed his acquiescence and set
tied back to read his paper. She sigh
ed and glanced at him from time to
time. but his attention was soon alb
sorbed, and silence reigned except for
the rumble of the speeding train. Once
he laid aside the paper to draw out
and light a cigar. but she was gazing
fntently out into the closing darkness.
Then suddenly she spoke in English:
Monsieur, give me 5000 francs"
The American looked up question
ingly.
Monsieur, give me 5000 francs" she
repeated calmly, looking directly into
his eyes. He returned her look fxedly.
'Madame, you are mistaken. am an
American traveller. We have never
met before"
'.But monsieur will give to me the
money" she said, this time with un-
mistakable menace in her. voice.
He did net answer her at once. Evi-
IDENTITY this was not case of mistaken
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
DOZEN PERISHED In HAVANA
Storm More Severe Than at First
Reported.

Havana. Oct 12.-Communication
between this city and interior points
which was interrupted when the storm
tore down the telegraph and tele
phone wires, has not been renewed
Reports from nearby places indicate
that the property loss, especially to
the westward, has been heavy, but
that there were few fatalities. Four
bodies have been discovered amid the
ruins of fallen homes here and ii
is now believed that twelve lives
were lost in this city. At least halt
Of the lighters that were in the har
Dor when the storm broke were sunk
or stranded and the work of loading
and discharging cargoes has been in.
terferred with in way to seriously
affect the shipping interests.