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FOR SALE FINEST LOTS IN TAKOMA PARK
near electric and steam car lines: water. sews,
and gas: cbeap: easy terms. J. p. EAR
NEST. Trustee. SOB ~ st. NV. ap1-R
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FOR SALE = SPECULATION - ONCE $4,000,
now $500: Broom. slate-roof house and ,
level lots; Takoma Park. Maple ave. doors
from Carroll. square from depot and troll
ley: 30 minutes to Pa. ave-. fruit. lawn.
hedges. water, sewer; compare at lac t$5,35i.
and big house thrown IN, with new graded lots
at 40c; an to sell lots from; title perfect;
pays good interest II rented to rwO families.
Inquire of OWNER, 1886 18th NV
oc22 81, eSus10
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c. G. SLOAN & Co, INC. AUCTS. 1907 G s
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. January 9.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 1.194, all for slaughterers. Moth
ing doing. Feeling steady. Shipments
3, 700 quarters of beef
Calves-Receipts, 3OS. Market steady
to strong. All sold Veals, 81 to SO
Western calves, 4.371z. Indiana, do, 4.50a
600
Sheep and lambs Receipts. 5,726. Sheep
steady: lambs, firm Sheep. 800 to 40
| lambs, 80 to 500: culls. 40.
Hogs-Receipts. GAIT No trading.
Corn-Receipts, 76,5OO spot. steady; No
>, 6S elevator and 81 f. o. b. af1oat: No
white, nominal. and No. yellow, GIL!
f. o. b. af1oat. Option market was with
out transactions, closing unchanged to \,
lower. May closed 6S5s; July closed 6S7s
September closed 6Sa.
Oats-Receipts. 5O,325; exports, 1885
Spot, dull; mixed, 2Ga3o pounds. 54a54h
natural white 26a32 pounds, 54a57; clip
ped white. 34a42 pounds, J61za62
Feed-Firm; spring bran, 2525; mid
dlings. 25.25; city, 25.25.
Hay-Dull. but steady; No. 3, 6Oa65
good to choice. S0aS5.
Hop-Steady; state, common to choice
1908. 1Oa13: 1907, Bat; Pacific coast, 1908,
7a10; 1907. 3a6.
Hides-Dull: Bogota, 191aa9O1s; Central
America, 2O1a.
Leather-Steady: acid, 2311sao9
WoolSteady: domestic fleece. 31a34.
Beef-Quiet; family 16.5Oa17.O0: mess
ct, 1450a13.00; city extra India mess
% OOa26. 30.
Cut enthusiastically: picked bellies. Sks
Ss4; picked hams, 3a91k
Lard-Easy; western, 9.7Oa9S0; refined
steady; coptinent, 1910; S. A. 1885; com
Mound "a ~
Pork-Steady: family, 1s.0Oa19.O0: short
Tallow-Ffrm; city So per package)
5%; country packages free), 5ssa6s.
Cotton seed oil-Strong; prime crude
32a3212; do yellow, 4Oka42.
Petroleum-Steady: refined New York
$50: Philadelphia and Baltimore, S45
do. in bulk. 49,.
Rosin-Steady; strained common tc
good ;3.25a5.3O.
Turpentine-Firm a.
Rice-Quiet: domestic fair to extra, GA
GA: Japan. nominal.
Molasses-Quiet; New Orleans open ket.
tie, good to choice, 2Sa42.
Sugar-Raw. firm; fair refining, 1923
centrifugal, 90 test, 3.7:S; molasses sugar.
29S; refined, quiet. No. 6. 4.25: No. Z,
400; No. $. 415: No. 9, 40; No. TO- 400;
No. II, 1856; No. II, $50; No. ID. 3.S5: No
Il. $50: confectioner A, $50; mold A
800; cut loaf, 5.45; crushed. 5.35: powder
ed, 4.75; graduated, 4.65; cubes, 400.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices to a decline OF
) points in response to lower European
markets. and ruled weak in the late trad
ing under selling by trade interests and
realizing by recent buying. The market
closed easy at a net decline Of 10a15
points Sales were reported at 26,G0O
bags. including March at SO; May at
57Oa5.15; July at 5.55a5.60: August at
80; September and December at so
10 o. Co
No. t. SlsaS3s; nild dull, Cordova, 9Aa
1oa.
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ly invested in the iron and steel industry,
but since the absorption of his property,
Tennessee Coal and Iron, by the steel
trust, his views on this subject appear TO
have undergone some modification.
Some of the leading interests in Wall
street are at last beginning to take notice
of the possibilities for disturbance In the
tariff. Down to date apprehensions and
talk on this score have been confined TO
manufacturers and bankers specializing
in Industrial paper. Wall street had
steadily refused to consider the matter
worth its attention except in an academic
sense. 1t now becomes apparent. how
ever. that general business is hating on
account of the forthcoming tariff asita-
ton before Congress. and that is having
an effect which the trading element on the
stock echange can understand.
Bears Are Looking Up.
The awakening has led to the creation
Of very considerable bear element. which
is looking for declining prices in the
whole list Of industrial stocks. In the
end cut in duties would help such con-
Germs as the railroad equipment compa-
MES and those manufacturers that would
be benefited by cheaper raw material. of
which there are many scattered about
through the country.
Railroads also would be very much
helped by tariff reduction in the sched-
ules relating to the materials used by
them In construction, maintenance and
equipment.
1t will thus be seen that while large
supplies of cheap money at command of
the big Wall street spectators may put
the market up. the circumstance of a
hating business situation might very
easily mere than offset the advantage of
artificial work for higher prices on the
stock exchange. The market might cor
rectly be said to have two sides, and
there is a growing feeling among the more
experienced operators i'm the street that
it is good time to cease effort for a fur
Their advance. w. q. NICHOLAS.
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NEW YORK FRUITS.

NEW YORK, January 9.-The market
for evaporated apples continues quiet.
but steady. Fancy are quoted at S1aa91s,
choice at 71AaS, prime at SCAR, and COM
mon to fair, 6a614 Prunes are unchang-
ed on spot, with new crop California
ranging from 4Aa7A. Oregon prunes
are quoted at 615a9. for grades ranging
from 4O-5os to 20-30's. Apricots are
steady. wiihs choice quoted at 9Aa9A,
extra at 91sa1c and fancy at 11ka13
Peaches remain quiet, with choice at
6laa7, extra choice at 72aS. and fancy
at S1aa11. Raisins are unsettled pend
ing a clearer view Of the situation on the
coast. Loose muscatel are quoted at
Aa61a choice to fancy seeded at 6a7K,
seedless at 41aa6 and London layers at
5Oa1 so
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CALL ON NATIONAL BANKS.
for Return Of $25, OOO,OOO
Not Made for Urgent Need of Cash.

The Secretary Of the Treasury yesterday
announced call upon the national bank
depositaries for approximately s25, OOO, OOO
of government deposits, $4,000, 900 to be
paid on or before January %, 1909, and
the remainder to be paid on or before
February 10. 1909.
This call on national banks for the
return to the Treasury of $50. 600 is
not made necessary by any urgent need
of cash. the balance on hand and avail
able for all purposes being fully 500 OOO, OOO
with the revenue showing slight increases
over one year ago.
The Secretary's desire to provide ample
funds for Treasury needs at the begin
ming OF the new administration about
eight weeks hence is believed to be the
only purpose in making a call at this
time.
The banks are said to be in condition
to spare the cash without any embarrass-
ment, ana 1t is believed that most of
them are quite willing to surrender a
considerable share of the government
holdings.
The government deposits yesterday in
national banks were s112. 394, go, exclusive
Of disbursing officers balances.
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FOR SAFETY OF RAILWAY MEN.
President Says Equipment Shall
CompIy With Car Coupler Laws.

The attention of the President has been
called to the fact that the equipment
used upon the railroads in the Canal
Zone and also in government reservations.
navy yards, arsenals. etc, does not fully
comply with the car coupler laws" re-
curing automatic couplers, airbrakes.
handholds, etc, for the protection of en-
ployes.
The President has accordingly issued an
executive order requiring the application
not only of these laws. but also the rules
with reference to running boards, lad
ders. sill steps. roof handholds and the
position of brake shafts for the protec-
ton Of trainmen on freight trains" es-
tablished by the Master Car Builders
Association. and in addition that the
proper appliances at all times be kept in
good working order.
This is measure greatly increasing the
safety of men engaged in this work.
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MICHIGAN CENTRAL CHANGES.
Electric Cars to Handle Local Bust
ness Out of Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, January 9.-The Jour
nal in a news article this afternoon says
that important changes in operation of
the Michigan Central railway have been
decided upon; involving the Identification
Of all the roads terminals here and of
the main line as far west as Ypsilanti.
which is thirty miles from Detroit. 1t is
planned. the Journal says. to abolish local
trains and use large electric cars for
local business, having the steam trains
stop only at the large cities.
Electric power will be generated by a
large water-power plant to be constructed
in the Huron river at Chelsea Mich.
The plans are said to contemplate the use
Of electric locomotives to draw trains
from Ypsilanti into Detroit and through
the tunnel now In progress Of construc-
ton under the Detroit river.
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F paramount interest to the Ma
tional Guard of the District or
Columbia was the passage last
Wednesday by the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, of the bill pro-
vidinp for the reorganization or the
militia of the District of Columbia. 1hose
In authority saw the debate on the Dill
did not indicate the real Importance OF
the measure.
The Guard was organized under the act
of March 1, 1SS9-an act which has been
on the statute books for nearly twenty
years. During that time great changes
have taken place in the organization OF
the army and in the relations between
the army and the National Guard.
Congress in 1903 passed what Is known
as the Dick BILL" which had the effect
of bringing the regular service and the
various militia organizations into much
closer relations. That act required that
the militia. or National Guard. should
conform to the army organizations within
five years. Many of the state legislatures
passed acts conforming their organiza-
lions, and for more than five years the
for a modification of the old act of 1879
At the last session Congress amended the
Dick bill by another general act or I'M
portance to the Guard throughout the
United States-an act which is popularity
known as the Dick-Steenerson Dill, 1t
being q modification of the Dick Dill
which was fathered in the House of KEEP
resentatives by Representative Stevenson
of Minnesota, chairman of the militia
committee.
To Mr.. Stevenson, those interested say,
Is due a great part of the credit tor Sc
curing action on the bill, introduced by
Representative Ames of Massachusetts,
to reorganize the District National Guard.
Mr.. Stevenson. as chairman of the COM
lnittee, lost no opportunity to obtain con-
sideration of the measure, and when IL
was called UP for debate in the House
last Wednesday he defended the Dill,
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, January 9.--The dry goods
market rules steady to firm. Cotton
yarns are sluggish, but cotton goods
have sold freely during the week for the
printing and converting trades. Burlaps
are firmer for forward shipments, with
more doing on light weights. Linens and
some lines of imported white goods are
being ordered for fall, 1909.
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Elected New Haven Director.

NEW YORK, January 9.-Alexander
Cochrane of Boston was elected director
of the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company at meeting Of
the directors here today. 1t was not
known that there was a dictatorship to be
filled, but 1t is understood that T.. d.
Robbins resigned. Mr.. Robbins was for "A
long time chief counsel of the road, and
for the past two years has been persona
for President Mellen.
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c., n. and d. Receivership Put Over.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 9.-The
matter Of change in the receiver OF the
Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton railway
on account OF the Inauguration Of the re-
ceiver Judge Judson Harmon. as governor
of Ohio. was today put over until Tues
day afternoon by United States Judge
Lurton, who expressed reluctance to ac-
cept the resignation of Mr.. Harmon and
hoped for some means of avoiding any
change in the receivership.
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NEW YORK METALS.

NEW YORK, January 9.-The metal
markets We're quiet in the absence of
cables. Tin was reported easy at 2S.20a
$3.50. Copper was dull end unchanged,
a 14.50a14.621a for lake, 14.12 " a14.37 "a
for electrolytic and 1400a1425 for cast
ing. Lead dull, All " a4.221s, and spell er
quiet, 5.12 1aa5.171a. Iron WAS unchanged.
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Representative Butler Ames
made by the I'd Regiment in 19O7-19os at
Fort Washington and Fort Hunt has
demonstrated that coast artillery work
can be successfully taken up by National
Guard organizations.
The bill requires that promotion above
the grade Of second lieutenant shall be by
seniority, subject to examination. This
Is claimed to insure stability in the or
BaniZatiCn and to mean that an officer
who serves faithfully shall receive pro-
motion in due time If ne is efficient.
X
The appointments of second lieutenants
Are TO be made from the enlisted men,
under regulations to be prescribed and
subject to examination. This means, it is
pointed out. promotion for the enlisted
men. and that men will no longer be Sc
iected for captains and the higher grades
from outside of the organization. The
Secretary of War is authorized to APP
point boards to determine he fitness of
officers to retain their commissions when
In the opinion of the commanding gen.
sral. they are incapacitated for the per-
Torrance of duty.
Any commissioned officer who has
served ten years may be placed upon the
retired list. and If he has served ten
years In one grade he may be placed on
the retired list with an increase of one
grade.
When any officer on the active list
reaches the age of sixty-four years he
shall be retired. with or without the In
creased rank in the discretion of the
President. This provision, ii is thought.
Will be OF great assistance to the guard.
1t will keep officers who might otherwise
sever their connections entirely with the
organization from dropping out. and it
will result In maintaining their interest
IN the organization.
l. =
Another provision said to be important
j. one creating a reserve corps. Men who
haze had crecjtable service and who are
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Representative Ha1vor Stevenson.
which had been worked out with great
care by the militia committee. Col.
Ames, who was formerly an officer of the
Massachusetts, volunteer militia, spoke In
favor OF the measure.
THE thanks of the District Guard are
due to them for their zeal in trying TO
perfect an organization which is working
hard to conform to the general system
of national defense which they in a large
measure have helped to create" local
officer Of high rank declares.
The bill as passed provides for the
same organization as now exists and, in
addition. for four companies of coast ar
tillery and troop of cavalry. The coast
artillery organization is greatly desired
by the War Department, and the record
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"Sec. Ga That all officers and enlisted
men of the National Guard of the Dis
trict CT Columbia, both active and re-
tired, shall be exempt from jury duty
Sec. 65. That whenever the words
state or territory are used in the act
to promote the efficiency of the militia
and for other purposes approval Janu-
airy p, 1903, they shall be held to apply
to and include the District of Columbia
Sec. 66. That nothing herein contained
shall be held to change or otherwise in
terfere with the dates of existing com
missions of officers of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia or with the
organization Of the naval battalion as
now provided for by law
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the same pay and allowances as commits
stoned officers of like grade of the regular
army. Each mounted officer below the
grade of major and enlisted man shall be
paid reasonable per diem compensation
for each horse actually furnished and
used by him: Provided that when the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
is called into the actual service of the
United States the officers and enlisted men
shall. during their time of service, be en-
titled to the same pay and allowances as
are or may be provided by law for the
regular army"
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NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

physically fit may serve in the reserve
corps under regulations to be prescribed
by the President the idea being that the
men who have had military training and
who wish to be connected with the or
ganizatiOn for service in time of war, but
who do not have the time to devote to
routine work during the year, will be
kept on the reserve list and equipment
provided for them, SO that in time of war
or whenever the guard is sent into the
field for training they may go with the
colors. This will add to the strength of
the organization.
The provisions in regard to court-mar
tial mark another addition to the organic
act. The courts-martial are given Juris-
diction which will give their proceedings
force and effect.
The bill. as it passed the House Of
Representatives. follows:
That the following amendments are
hereby made to an Act of Congress en-
titled IAN act to provide for the organ
ization of the militia of the District of
Columbia. and for other purposes" ap-
proved March I, 1889:
Strike out the whole of section ten and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
Sec. TO- That the organized militia
shall be composed of volunteers. and shall
be designated the National Guard OF the
District of Columbia.
Strike out the whole of section eleven
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Sec. IL. That the National Guard snail
consist of one brigadier-general, an ad-
jutant-generarS department. an Inspector
generals department, judge-adVocate-
generals department. quartermaster S
department. a subsistence department,
medical depa rtment and hospital corps,
pay department, corps of engineers. an
ordnance department, signal corps,
coast artillery corps, two regiments ana
one separate battalion of infantry, tour
companies of coast artillery troop OF
cavalry and one battery of field artiilery
to be organized by the President as now
provided for the Regular Army by law or
regulation: Provided. That the president
of the United States. the Commando IN
Chief. shall have power to alter, divide,
annex consolidate, disband, or reorganlze
the same whenever in his Judgment the
efficiency of the forces will be thereby in
creased. and he shall at any time have
mower to change the organization of de-
partments. staff corps. regiments. bat
as to conform to any organization, system
of drill or instruction now or hereafter
adopted for the Army of the United States
or the organized militia, and for that pur-
nose the number of officers and nom
commissioned officers of any grade in de-
partments, staff corps. regiments, pat
talions companies, troop. and battery
may be increased to the extent mace
necessary by the new positions mus
created.
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Up a Stump on Tariff.

Opinion as to what Congress will do is
divergent. 1t Is very disturbing to the
complacency of the standpatters, who
look for a mere pretense of revision. to
have men like John w. Gates come for
ward with volunteer testimony In line
with that offered by Mr.. Carnegie. Mr.
Gates has been supposedly one of the
stanchest protectionists on the stage Of
affairs. He says his fortune Is still most
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Section 35 C. That in the event of the
able for public property the commanding
general shall direct that a surveying Of
ficer be appointed, and also designate an
officer to receive such property. Said sur
veying officer shall ascertain and verify
all public property which the deceased or
deserving officer had on hand at the time
of his death or desertion and certify the
same to the officer designated to receive
it, who will Immediately take up all prop
erty SO certified and receipt for the same
to the heads Of the proper staff depart
ments. The surveying officer will then
proceed to determine and fix the RESPONSE
bility for the loss or destruction of any Of
the foregoing property which is not found
or transferred as directed.
Section 35 d. That until an officer or
his legal representative shall have re-
ceived notice that the property accounts
Of such officer have been examined and
found correct the liability Of such officer
or of his estate for public property for
which he is or may have been responsible
or accountable shall be in no way affected
by resignation, discharge, change in Of
fetal position, desertion or death. Com
pensation for any public property defaced,
injured, lost or destroyed through the neg
be recovered from his estate in the man
ner provided in section thirtythree''
Following section forty-nine insert the
following additional section:
Section 40 a. That whenever the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
shall be ordered to duty in case of riot
tumult, breach of the peace or whenever
called in aid of the civil authorities ali
enlisted men who do duty shall be paid at
the rate equivalent to two times the pay
of enlisted men of the regular army OF
like grade. Commissioned officers who dc
duty shall be entitled to and shall receive
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Another provision said to be important
il one creating reserve corps. Men who
haze had crecjtable service and who are
New-York tribune., 1909-09-17
GOTERNOR JOHNSON LOW
His Condition Not Yet alarming
bit He Is Suffering a Great Deal.

Rochester. MINI. sept 16.-The following bull
letn was issued at T:3O o'clock tonight.
Governor Johnson is very restless and is suf
fering exceedingly from gas pains. Tempera-
turc Sos. pulse. Is. There is decided rise
in temperature and pulse but the Governors
condition is not yet alarming
At O'Clock tonight the Governors condition
was not so good. He was more restless and suf-
fered considerably His pulse was ia and tenn
perature 9SS
The Governors physicians expect the crucial
time to come before the dawn Of another day.
Should he pass this crisis there will be definite
hope Of his recovery. although he will not be out
of danger for several days. During the late
hours of last night and early hours of to-day the
Governors condition such that frequent
saline injections were administered to stimulate
the almost imperccptihle pulse.
The Governor complained very little and dis
played great hopefuness and endurance. He
joked freely with the doctors about his condi-
ton