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The Washington times., 1909-05-06
WHEAT PIT BATTLE
WAGED WITH VIGOR
Activity of Patten's Brokers
Causes Big Fluctuations
in July Cereal.
Continued from Elrst Page.)


y a barrel. and they are retailing it at
q good profit-the burden in this case
being on the shoulders Of the con-
sumner.
What's the price Of hour?" A re-
the question.
The best grade is 50 a barrel
Another retailer answered: Nine
dollars a barrel, but the housekeeners
are buying it chiefly by the sack and
quarter sack. and paying a little more
than this price,
A wholesaler on the Avenhe, when the
asked: -
Who Is this?''
This might suggest that it made a dif-
Later On these same wholesalers sd-
mltted that the very best -four sold -
the retailer grocer at $40 to s. a barrel
tnat the retailers usually added q pro6t
OF - cents barrel. and that -four would
barrel.
All admitted that the chances were
that higher prices would have to be
made in the immediate future, as no1Ir
was scarce and 'Patten is still in the
saddle"
No matter what tho retail price. -.
said the Plllsbury-Wa agent,
our price TO the jobber is S6-S5 a bar
The retailers have advanced the sack
price very materially The six-pound
sack retails for 2S cents; for L pounds
s. cents; 241z pounds. sl-1o, and 40 pounds,
500.
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THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by f. F. Hutton
e Co. members New York Stock Ex-
change, Thomas l. HLme, manager,
1901 + street northwest
The Washington times., 1909-05-06
RED MEM INSTITUTE
TRIBE AT HERNDON
Washington Times Bureau,



The officers and degree team from
Seminole Tribe of Red Men of this city
last evening went to Herndon, Va,
where they instituted new tribe of
Red Men in that place. The. new lodge
IS called Seneca Tribe, No. 43, and starts
with a membership of forty.
; Accompanying the delegation from
Seminole Tribe were several members Of
OSceola Tribe. also of Alexandria. The
degree work was done by the members
OF seminole Tribe After the institution
of the tribe refreshments were served.
The AleXandrians did not reach home
until this morning.
The circuit court, Judge J. B. Thorn
ton presiding, has been busy today with
the case of Anna T. Marbury VS.. T. NJ.
Jones' The case was started yesterday.
but it will probably be several days be-
fore II IS finished.
Gov Charles Claude A. Swanson has
appointed Francis Z. Marbury a notary
public for the city of Alexandria Mr.
Marbury received his commission this
morning. asiI
The funeral Of George struder will be
held from Sharon Church, in Fairfax
The Rev. Edgar CARPENTER, OF Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church. will con-
duet the services. and the burial will
be IN the cemetery at Sharon
Fitzgerald Council, No. 45s. Knights
OF Columbus, held an interesting meet
ing at St. Mar1's Hall I'm South Royal
street last evening The second degree
Of the order was exemplifed to a large
class Of candidates.
A meeting of the executive committee
of Old Home Week was held at the
rooms Of the chamber of commerce last
evening WI en- the bills contracted dur
ing that week were audited
A coroner's jury, consisting of II. D.
Kirk, J. II. Fisher, K. W Ogden. G. D.
Hopkins. r. NJ Graham and Harrie
White. met at Wheatley's undertaking
rooms last evening. and. after viewing
the body ~Of GeoTge Struder. adjourned
until this evening, when they will begin
an investigation into the cause of
Struder's death.
The Alexandria Free Kindergarten
viii hold it's annual meeting in the
Young Peoples building. in South
Washington street, next Friday evening.
when officers for the ensuing year will
be elected.
Allison WOman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold a meeting at the
Chtldren's Home, corner of Duke and
Royal streets, this afternoon.
The Columbia Fire Engine Company.
No. 4. held a meeting last evening and
transacted routine business.
The Washington times., 1909-05-06
FEW CHANGES NOTED
IN PRODUCE MARKET
Supply of Strawberries In
creaseS and Prices
Are Lower.

With the exception of slight changes
in prices on vegetables. the wholesale
produce market today presented prac-
tically the same conditions in supply
and demand as yesterday, and the
volume of trading was based upon old
quotations.
AS the result of heavier supply,
strawberries sold at prices ranging be
tween 10 and 13 cents the lowest that
has been reached this season. Peas sold
for S1-25 per half bushel. the supply be
ing heavier than at any time since the
first shipments of this vegetable began
to arrive. Su'ing beans were received
in curtailed supply. but sold at former
prices.
Eggs, veal calves, and spring lambs
were steady at yesterdays quotations
Receipts of caves were fairly liberal,
but lambs were not so plentiful. The
poultry market was generally steady.
The Washington times., 1909-05-06
TODAY'S SALES ON
WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

.. Capital Traction. 2Oa13s, 5a1ss, 10@1s6.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred. 20d92Jb
washington Gas, 20d671z, 2G6S. 15667Js.
59671z, 25a671z, 25d671z. 25d67sz 251IS7Iss
2006712. 25G6712, 25G67ik
Mergenthaler, 5d3O91s. 502O9b
National City Bank, 56I55
second National Bank, 1Oa159
american Security and Trust. 10dz43,
30243
Washington Loan and Trust, 1Od2OO.
United States Trust, 10GI1O4
After call-Washington Gas. 25G6755.
Washington Loan and Trust IOI5nO
10000
MergenthaIer, 50209A, 5d2O9H.
The Washington times., 1909-05-06
Some Pointers.

IL will keep you guessing n you can
guess the outcome of @The Hand Of
the Unknown" before the closing
chapters.
The Washington times., 1909-05-06

material trading. But 20 shares sold,
these at 2091s d209I4.
Traction shares did not attract much
attention. Capital Traction sold a little
more freely than on other days of the
week. and at 136 with a small lot at
1854
92I5.
Bank stocks moved rather freely at
l99 Tor National City, 159 for Second
National. 243 for American Security and
Trust 200 for Washington Loan and
Trust, sid 104 for United States Trust.
Bcnds we're entirely nominal
The Washington times., 1909-05-06
GAS AND BANK SHARES LEADERS
ON LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.
MERGENTHALER HIGHER.

Washington Gas was clearly the lead
er in activity on the local exchange.
In all % shares were traded in be-
tween 672sa6Il2. the manner in which
the offerings were absorbed indicating
the probable end of the downgradc
movement.
The rest Of the list was without spe-
cial feature. Mergenthaler rose sharp
ly on the completion of negotiations for
the purchase of the English company.
but the limited offerings prevented aav
The Washington times., 1909-05-06

SALE OF STOCK BY HOURS.
Shares to II a. m, 81. 100.
Shares to u m, 431 900
The Washington times., 1909-05-06

The Columbia Fire Engine Company.
No. 4. held a meeting last evening and
transacted routine business.
The Washington times., 1909-05-06

Allison WOman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold a meeting at the
Children's Home. corner of Duke and
Royal streets, this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1909-05-06
War Streets PB ee 2O
WERE MARKET LEAD
ERS. WITH MANY SHARP GAINS.
RAILS RATHER SLOW.

NEW YORK. May 6.-2 p m.-The
market continued about as it was during
the morning, up TO the second hour Of
the afternoon. so far as the industrials
were concerned. The rails were gem
erallv easier. but usually well up to the
final figures Of Wednesday.
Copper. 79%: Smelling, 90; Steel com
mon. SOS; preferred, 19O5s; Reading,
15l5k; Union acidc, 1SS.
The Washington times., 1909-05-06

The Alexandria Free Kindergarten
viii hold it's annual meeting in the
Young Peoples building. in South
Washington street, next Friday evening.
when officers for the ensuing year will
be elected.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
The Face on the
Wall Paper
By III. FORREST
(Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Col

(Sopyrignt. oy Daily. Story fuo' So'I
Kelly was i'll. He lay on his back,
his eyes half shut, his fingers pulling
weakly at the white spread.
r 1t seemed to him as though he had
lain so for years; yet it had been only
q matter Of month.
He had almost died. He wished he
had. Then he wondered why he strug-
gied to live when he wanted to die;
and he thought so much about it that
HIS head felt as though it were going
around in wide circles. until he closed
shis eyes to shut out the swaying
room. When he opened them again
he saw the Face.
He laughed loudly. although a chill
shuddered through his body.
Glancing upward he saw it. again.
y grinning at him. He twisted his head
and stared to the left. 1t was there,
too. And to the right-all around.
Well, he would have to gaze at the
ceiling. 1t wasn't there, anyway.
After a while he glanced back.
He thought the Face was laughing.
1t jigged up and down and the laugh
twisted into sneer. Kelly shut his
eyes, but he could not keep them
closed. During his illness he had
watched that Face until he held his
mouth to keep from screaming. Some
times it seemed a grotesque mask;
sometimes somber-eyed monk with
crimson hood; and mostly hideous,
Smirking clown
Why on earth had they hung such
abominable paper on. the wall?
Casually glancing at it, Kelly had
first seen row on row of red rose
wreaths with a cluster of red and
white roses in the middle of the
wreath. One night he noticed that the
cluster of roses formed face-a long,
thin, clownish face with hint of sor-
rSw in the twist of its taunting lips
- He had tried to pick out other faces,
but only a harlequin Knocked him
from the wall-columns and columns
of pierrots rising one above the other,
stretching right and left, and all the
same and all staring at him. Once he
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

so we'll meaning. Blest if he doesn't
quite stir me round at times. Home
ly little chap"
"Oh! 1 don't call him So" Leona
liked a blunt countenance Come,
let's get out of the kitchen to the
parlor. I guess this is the fifth time
We'll. have set there wondering how
to plan for bread and butter. I'm used
to it, but l can't comprehend why a
smart man like you is forever out of
a job"
Her voice was even and sweet,
though the brown eyes held a sadness
as she led her husband through the
small dining room to the "parlor" and
moved his easy chair to where he
liked to sit.
Il don't" rejoined Justin rather
weakly. Every time 1 start in first
rate. I'm liked, and can do the work,
but after a while things begin to drag.
l come to a standstill, labor in a rut,
doing my tasks properly, but as things
become easy through practice, my in
terest goes. Nothing to agitate me
as In the beginning for fear l can't
keep up. And my employers give me
no advance. It's like climbing a hill,
quietly to sit on the top for a while
and then-well, then Pm pleasantly
showed of to climb somebody else's
hill. No hard feelings, or real fault
to find; that's the way it goes, Leona.
l always get good recommendation
and new place. Honestly, don't
see where I'm to blame. do your"
moi" returned Leona, woefully.
People do not appreciate you, dear.
After all your hard work to get set
tied. the mean creatures change their
minds for no reason whatever. That's
demonstrated by, the manner in which
they treat you. Folks never give good
words and a money present if they
don't feel obliged to for a salving of
guilty consciences."
That's So" replied Justin. my
records clean. Well, there is nothing
to do but wait for a suitable opening.
make this 500 of 'salve' 60 as far as
possible. and--Edison Peck"
They tried to smile at this uninten-
tional stroke of wit.
"Here!" piped shrill voice from
the stairs. IF you're talkin' about
me-. I'm comm in. You folks speak
too loud. I heard every word"
Perhaps it's as weIl." Meeker's
frown faded as the eavesdropper's
round visage peered at them from the
doorway. His wife laughed. There
was no sort Of use in reprimanding
Edison Peck.
II didn't 60 to listen," said the boy.
II just happened to hear Mr.. Meeker
say that about startin' In"
"You-you didn't overhear us in the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
THE SILENCE OF /
| RUTH HERRIN h
By NELLIE CRAvEY GILMORE


SSSPS AASht, w A'dtS OlOfy wi
Mrs. Herrin stood perfectly still in
the middle of the floor for several min
utes after her husband had left her.
Her first gesture was characteristic
and feminine. She covered her face
with her hands and sobbed hysterical.
ly. But moment later, when she
looked up, her features were pallid as
marble, and the Quivering muscles had
settled into rigidity. Her love for
Herrin had been a passion for half a
score of years: trifles had not shaken,
Or even marred. its perfectness. But
tonight the best of it was gone
crumbled to ashes by his own fatal
act-and the final rupture could not
come soon enough. A love that had
stood every other test, could not com
promise with its own destroyer.
The woman glanced mechanically
about the room, taking dazed inven.
tory of the pictures. the chairs-even
the pale green blur of flowers on the
wallpaper. Little objects, once dear
from cherished associations, every
where sickened her with their remind
ers of a bitterly deluded past. But
her thoughts were very controlled
very intense. In them was no inde.
cision, no maudlin regrets for her fic
titious happiness-only frantic ef
fort to take quick and definite shape
In the brief space of time between
discovering and reading the damning
words her husband had written to that
Other Woman, the earth and every
thing in it had seemed to change, to
shift-to totter and fall. Before her
around her-everywhere-o black
ness. Once little inaudible cry broke
from her lips, but she quickly stran
gled the threatened onrush of emotion
and pursued her train of Thought with
outward calm at least
1t was almost midnight before hel
plans were fully matured. But hel
course was clearly mapped out in he,
own mind. She would go to the
woman and tell her the whole truth
Herrin had wronged them both, cru
elly-beyOnd reparation. But hi
should not 60 on doing so another
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

sthought he saw the sharp-lined,
face of woman leer-
ing at him-not a lovely face-with a
biotch of red where the mouth should
be. but he never saw it again.
Kelly groaned and, rolling over, lay
on his stomach. There was something
queer about that paper. He would
speak to the nurse about it.
However, he thought the nurse
might think he was crazy, and night
after night and day after day he
watched the Face, so that it's image
was stamped on his brain, and he even
saw it in his sleep. Then he began
10 fidget. and he got into the habit OF
ducking under the blankets; but when.
ever he. peeped out, there it was
, grtmacing, drawn with sorrow, pale
and one eye squinted up as though an
unseen body writhed in agony. He
thought the Face looked like that OF
someone he had known Mighty ia,
miliar-looking. Confound it, where
had he seen that smile before?
So he got still more uneasy as he
watched that smirking thing-those
splotches on the wall, each exactly
like the other. 1t was always grin.
ming. and he felt his own Inns curling
into a similar smile: frightened-yet
he was fascinated and his imagination
wove fantastic mess in his brain.
1 The first time he woke and found
the nurse out Of the room, he got nm
and tottered across the floor and mt
his face close to the wall. He saw a
wreath of red roses with cluster of
red and white roses in the middle of
the wreath; when he crawled back tn
bed. he saw ghoul sneering at him
with pallid. laughing lips and hollow
eyes.
One night, somewhere about II
o'clock, Kelly threw back the covers
and sat up. His eyes were rolling in
their sockets. He stared at the wall
and then he began to talk.
A streak of light from a neighborine
window edged through the side of the
Ncurtains and cast wan glow on the
Wallpaper so that the clown face
whitened into skull wavering in the
uncertain haze, with smear of CO.
agulated blood as q background. The
skull had q jaunty air. and it's jaws
were hanging apart in . wide smile,
Kelly fancied he heard the thread OF
a sound-a thin tnkle Of laughter, like
fcicles dropping on q slab Of granite
coming from that lipless mouth.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
Bavarian Distances.

In the Bavarian highlands sign
posts along the roads. instead of stat
ing the number of miles or kilometers
to the various villages, give, the
amount of time which the average
pedestrian will supposedly take to
traverse the distance. This is merely
an Official expression Of the very gen
eral custom of the peasants In the re-
gion, who invariably tell inquirers on
the roads not how far 1t Is to a place,
but bow long it takes to get there. Not
only that, but they make the system
still more unsatisfactory to the
stranger by a little additional eccen.
tricity of their own.
For instance, one asks: How far
is it to Oberammergau?"
"A small half hour" will be the an,
swer, or perhaps "a good half hour" /"
or "a big half hour
Which is puzzling until the stranger
learns that "small half hour" means
25 minutes, "a good half hour 80 min.
utes, "a big half hour" 35 minutes, "a
small three-quarters of an hour" 40
minutes, and so on.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08

hour if she could prevent it. She de-
cided she would leave letter for her
husband which would effectually put
all thought of her relenting out of his
calculations forever. Then she would
take cab for .Ninety-first street The
lateness of the hour did not deter her,
and the strength of her emotions buoy
ed her to her task.
Herrin had always prided himself
upon his unassailable equanimity. 1t
had stood him in unexceptionable
stead the larger part OF his life, and it
always left him master of the situa.
ton. But, a certain something in his
wife's attitude tonight caused him to
reflect uncomfortably. And as the
most immediate escape from his Yn-
pleasant thoughts, he Quickened his
steps toward the club and spent the
major part of the evening over his
glasses and bottles. By midnight, he
had just enough to make him stupid.
1t took him another half hour to sober
up on fresh supply. Then he began
to think of Ruth. Was it possible that
she suspected? 1t did not occur to
him in the beginning of her outbreak
that it was due to anything more than
a mere formless suspicion, passing
twinge of jealousy over his recent
neglect But her announcement that
she was going out of his life forever
required to him with ominous signifi.
cance.
The thought that he might actually
lose her was not to be tolerated; the
possibility of never seeing her again
struck him like blow between the
was concerned, he gave her no serious
thought. She had. although uncon.
sciously caused him to suffer stranger
paDgs tonight than he had ever suffer.
ed before. But he could make her
suffer in return, and there the matter
would end He would go to her, he
reflected. tell her the whole truth
that he had a living wife whom he
worshiped-and sever the last vestige
of tie between them with the ulti.
mate words.
Then a full confession to Ruth She
was q woman of sense-of worldly
knowledge. She would be only too glad
Of his repentance, only too willing to
take him back on the old devoted
terms. II need be, he could appeal to
her for pity. throw himself at her feet
for pardon-she could not fail to re.
lent.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
The Trouble
with Meeker
Copyright. by Bobbs-Merrill Coz
By ELLIOTT WALKER

NOpyEiS US DOocS--hSttih WI
"If We could only get rid of Edison
Peck. We might be able to scrump
along until something turns up." COM
planned Justin Meeker. "He eats so, y
was his mournful addition. n.
Leona Meeker eyed her unfortunate
husband with a mixture of pity, con-
cern and a shade of contempt. She
nodded, then shook her head. 1t
seemed impossible to get rid of Edi-
son Peck.
The boy had fastened upon the too
hospitable Meekers with the conf.
dence and appetite of a leech. He
was lively, opinionated, Independent
and shyly affectionate. For year
the youthful Edison had resided under
the roof of Justin and Leona. Their
original generosity was not intended
to exceed a month. Edison, forlorn
and fearful at the grave of his wild
owed mother-a sight to move the
sternest hearts-was not the Edison
less youngster, red-eyed and appeal
ing. Now he seemed to think good
ly portion of the earth was his, de-
manding a share with bright, aggres-
sive stares and much activity OF
movement. Every one spoke of him
as Edison Peck. Any shortening OF
his title was, for some unknown rea-
son, felt to be inappropriate.
"He won't take hints" said Leona.
'1m fond of the boy. He's willing to
do anything. always cheerful. never
,whines, but. as you say, there's the
expense. He acts as if We belonged
to him. I've made suggestions enough
to drive off any one with mite OF
proper understanding, but he goes
right ahead, never thinking of the ap-
plication. Dear mel"
Good boy, of course" assented JUS
tin. Il sort of like his freshness; it's
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
Electrically Welded.

Recently electrically welded chain
has been made commercially by auto
matically cutting the blanks from a
bar so as to form socket in one end
and a corresponding taper on the
other, end Of the link blank. This Is
then bent and joined on one side and
these joints welded. This obyiates the
usual amount of upset in such cases.
The laps. or area Of contact. are much
larger than in the sQuarely cut ends,
and Incorporating and good weld Is
made.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
A Useful Mother.in.Iaw.

A woman who lives on the East
Side went calling on triplets born on
New Years who live in her neighbor-
hood. The father of the brood met her
at the door. There were six more be-
sides the triplets.
''They are not here any longer" he
told her. Il sent them to the country
for my mother to take care of. We had
more children here than we knew what
to do with as 1t was"
"Goodness!" thought the woman as
she TOOK her departure. I'm glad I'm
not the mother-in-law Of woman who
has more children than she knows
what to do with."-New York Press.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-08
New York Hotels s.u.v.

New York city hotels ere pow enter.
tanning IS per cent more customers
than they were one year ago.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-23
NAY BE- 1 CANDIDATE
Fer Congress From the Sixth District.
but ~. c. osvIs 10 Net Vet
Rssdy to Announes.

Hon. w. C. Davis OF Bryan Is in
s,,...,u. s...,,.. "a,
"'' 'A''S u u e"''e' u 'ne w."
iature from Brazos county. now serv'
Ing his second term. He Hives In the
congressional district represented py
Hon. Rufus Hardy Of Navarro county,
and recently Mr.. Davis has been srs'
gested Tor congress, ana u mas peen
stated that ne VIII make the race IN
the coming campaign-
"bfazos bottom PLANTERS are getting
out lot OF cotton just now. SAID
Mr.. Davis when he was asked regard
Ing the race Tor congress-. I under
stand from the growers In our county
that IN the bottom lands the COTTON
mas made well and tnas u Is neins
taken out last the upiands did not
DO 30 well. Pickers have Deer needed.
and because OF the scfff'f oI tn's
kind OF labor. g. .. Foins.'a OF bryan
sent TO San Antonio Tor car load OF
men to go into the ne'ds' fne ie'ee
to BE- constructed on the nur'eson
county side OF the brazos river VIII
be great help 10 the farmers and
with that finished there VIII oe more
guarantee OF crops
In brazos county we tnink great
deal OF the great Agricultural ana Me-
chanical college OF Texas ana we are
glad 10 know that the people OF tne
state appreciate its advantages Inc
enrolment Tor the coming session ~
the largest ~ the history OF the scnooi
and the attendance VIII oe . record
breaker. The college 's dong q great
work.
Are you a cannidate ior congress
he was asked
IL Isn't really risn' 70 taik politics
until the not "eather |" over ~
swered Mr. Davis my name mas oeen
mentioned as candidate Tor conkres'