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will happen tomorrow" he exploded, "and Pm only a beginner In the game that's your speciality. The naval base is going to AltacOOla'-
 "Goodr' simultaneously cried both Peabody and Stevens. You're coming in with us,"
 "No. Pm not, but I'll pass the bill so that nobody makes q cent, just as I said I would. I'll fool you both and make you both honest for once in spite of your natural dispositions"
 Stevens and the Pennsylvanian stared at each other in disgust
 "Furthprmore," continued Langdon. "AltacOOla must have the base because I've known for some time that Gulf City was impossible. But some crook ed senators would have made money if they'd known it, so they didn't learn it. Alt&coClI that proud arm of cur great gulf, will have those battleshiDs floating on her broad bosom and the country will be the better eff. and so will the sovereign state of Mississippi God bless it-but neither Senator Pea body of Pennsylvania nor Senator Ste vens Of Mississippi is going to be any better because Of it. No, and if you men come to my committee room at 12:30 tomorrow IoOn you'll have a chance to hear how all that's coming about. If you are not there by that time I'll bring ill a minority report in favor of Cuff City just to show you that I know how to play the game this Washington game"-
 Come, let's go. We can do nothing with him." said Peabody to the senior senator from Mississippi.
 well, senator, in the name of good ness, what are you going to do? How can you win for Altacoola without let ting these grafters make money out of it?'' asked Haines in astonishment as the other two walked away. What are you going to do at 12:30 tomorrowT
 Langdon turned to him and rolled his eyes toward the ceiling despairingly.
 'T'm blamed if I know" he ex claimed.
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MISS EDITH GREENE, Dress maker. Latest Styles and Latest
 Methods. Prices reasonable. Garfield Bldg, CANAAN, CONN.
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Langdon walked over to Stevens and

Langdon walked over to Stevens and faced him directly.
 Do you remember, Stevens, Lorimer Hawkslee, back in wartime"
 "Yes," said Stevens, puzzled, 'T re- member him-a very fine gentleman."
 The old planter sneered.
 "Yes, a very fine gentleman! You remember he got rich out of contracts for supplies furnished to the Confed crate government when it wasn't any too easy for the Confederate govern ment to pay and when he was in that government himself. I never quite thought that the act of a gentleman, Stevens. It seemed to me to be very like dishonesty. 1 refused to speak to Lorimer Hawkslee in the Carroll hotel at Vicksburg, and when the peo- pie there asked me why I told them. l want to warn you, Stevens, that I'm likely to meet you some time in the Carroll hotel at Vicksburg."
 Stevens backed away angrily. "I catch your insinuation, but"-he re- ceived a warning glance from Pea body and broke into a pleasant smile calculated to deceive the old planter '"this once I will overlook it because of our old friendship and the old days in Mississippi"
 You are a fine talker, Langdon," said Peabody, coming to Stevens res cue, "but 1 can readily see what you are driving at You want an investi- gation. You think you will catch some of us with what you refOrmers call the goods,' but forget evidently the entirely simple facts that your family has invested in Altacoola lands more heavily probably than any one else among us. You want to raise a scan- dal, do you? Well, go on and raise it, but remember that you will have to explain how it happened that there is $50.0O0 invested in the name of your son and $25,000 in the name of your daughter, Miss Carolina, not to men, ton few thousands put in by the gentleman who, am given to under stand. is to be your son-in-law, Con- gressman Norton.
 '"How about that. Norton?" Peabody asked, turning to the congressman, who had followed Stevens.
 "I cOrrOberate all you've said" re marked Norton. ''1 can state positively that Senator Langden knew that his
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money was going into AltacOola land. will swear to it if necessary" and he glared bitterly at Carolina's father, feeling certain that the girl would cling to him as opposed to her parent.
 LangdOn made a threatening move at the congressman.
 Il consider my riddance of you mighty cheap at the price," he cried.
 Come, come, Langdon," fumed Pea body, "I must get away from here to catch the midnight train. Let's get through with this matter. You must realize that you cannot fight me in Washington. You must know that men call me the king of the senate can beat any measure you introduce. can pass any measure you want passed. l can make you a laughing stock or power.
 "Why, my friend from Mississippi, 1 can even have your election to the sen ate contested, have a committee .ap- pointed to investigate the manner of your election, have that committee de ,ide that you bought your way into the honorable body, the senate of the Unit ed States, and on the strength of that decision have you forfeit your seat! What d pretty heritage to hand down to pOsterity such a disgrace will be! Why, the very school children of the future will hear about you as 'Looter Langd0n,' and their parents will tell them how particularly degrading it was for q man of yOUr reputation to lrag into your dishonest schemes yCur son, sir, and your daughter. For who will believe that this money was not put in these lands without your con- sent, without your direction, your or Ter? Did you not sign the mortgage )n which this $5O,OOO was raised?"
 Senator Langdon waved his hand dep 'ecatingly. "I'm learning the under handed ways of you professional poli- .icians. I'm getting wise Pm learn ng the game so 1 know you're bluff Ing me, Peabody. But you forget that he gamH of poker was invented in MissisSippi-my native state"
 PrcesiF,% a button, Langdon sum- mOned servant and said: "Send in Mir. Haincs. 1 guess I've got to have witness for my side"
 cts no bluff," spoke Stevens as Haines entered. Peabody can and will break you like a pipestem; he's done l 1t [" other mon before you who-who tried tn dispute his power. But I'll try to s'vo you. I'll ask him to be mer
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F.. A. CoONs, TRUCKING
 Moving, baggage transfer, todd
 jobs" of teaming, etc. Residence, Church Street, CANAAN, CONN.
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CHAPTER XIII.
claimed.
LoBBYIsTs-AND ONE IN PARTI

LOBBYISTS-AND ONE IN PARTICULAR. V WASHINGTON has known many
 VA lobbyists ill its time, and 1t
 IVY keeps on knowing them. The
 striking increase in legisla- tion that aims to restrict unlawful or improper practices in business, the awakening of the public conscience, has caused a greater demand than ever for influence at the national capital, for these restrictive measures must be either killed or emasculated to a point of uselessness by that process which is the salvation of many corrupt manip- ulator the process of amendment
 Predatory corporations, predatory business associations of different sorts and predatory individuals have their representatives on the field at Wash irgtOn to ward off attack by any means that brains can devise or money pro- cure and to obtain desired favors at a cost that will leave a profitable balance for the purchaser. When commercial tlickSterS, believing ill the lobbyists favOrite maxim, 'The People Forget" feel that they have outlived the latest reform movement and see "the good old days" returning, the professional politicians introduce a few reform measures themselves, most stringent measures. They push these measures ahead until somebody pays up, then the bills die. The lobbyist knows all about these "strike" bills, but does not fr0Wn on them. No, no. Perhaps he helped draw up one of these bills so that, with the aid of his inside knOWl- edge of his employers business, the measure is made to give a greater scare than might otherwise have re- suited. The bigger the scare the big ger the fund advanced, of course, for the lobbyist to handle All this also helps the lobbyist to secure and retain employment.
 Not all the Washington lobbyists are outside of congress. The senator or congressman has unequaled facilities for Oiling or blocking the course of a bill. Sometimes he confines himself to the interests of his own clients. who ever they may be. But sometimes he notices a bill that promises to be q pretty good thing for the client of some other member if it passes. Then he begins to fight this bill so actively that he must be 'let in on the deal"
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ciful. You are not of any importance iI the senate. We do not need to deal with you"-
 "Then why do you both spend so much time on me?" asked Langdon in ncccnu..'. "Why doesn't Peabody go to Philadelphia
 "Langdon," said Peabody, "you know my control of the senate is no piece of fiction. But I will forgive your obsti- macy, even forget 1t. T''-
 Look here," cried Langdon, 'just because I'm a fat man don't think that can't lose my temper" He stopped and gazed at his two colleagues.
 'Now. you two men stay still one moment, and I'll tell you what really
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gler at recer- tion that she was ''so glad Jimmie is going to do something for us women at Last. He says we ought to get silk gowns ever so much cheaper next year" Jimmie Windsor was a member of the house committee on ways and means and was busiIy engaged in the matter of tariff revision. When President finders of the Federal Silk company heard from Senator Peabody that Windsor favored lowering the tariff on silk a way was found to convince the congressman that the American silk in dustry was d weakling and many in- vestors world suffer if the foreign goods should be admitted any cheaper than at present.
 President finders would be willing to do Senator Peabody a favor some day.
 Sometimes Cora Spangler shuddered Gt the thought of what would become Cf her if she should make some slip, some fatal error, and be discovered to her friends as a belrayer of confiO2nceS for money. A secret agent of Stand ard Steel! What a newspaper story she would make-"Sociefy Favorite g Paid Spy" "Woman Lobbyist Flees
 TcONTISTrED oN NEXT pAGF1
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Peabody was in formed of this two hours later by a note writ ten in c ip Il c r. When the vote was called two days later Sena- tor Holcomb vot- ed for the bill. Standard $ t e e l supplies steel for ocean liners, and t h ir building must be encour- aged.
 Mrs. Windsor, wife of Congress- man Windsor of
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
GAS PRICE BREAKS.
No SHARES SOLD
Indications Seem to Point to
Cessation of Stocks
Activity.

Although there was not a transaction
In Washington Gas shares on the local
stock exchange, there was a break Of
3st points in the bid price as compared
with the previous quotation. and there
were other indications that seemed to
strengthen the opinion that the move
ment in this stock which has coutinu-
cd, almost uninterruptedly from June
10, is at an end.
The broker who has been buying prac-
tically all of the stock sold in this period
is out OF the city and it is said shat
some of the stock sold by other brokers
has not yet been delivered TO him IL
was his buying that advanced the rice
Of gas from 66h 90 1878 a share In a
little over month.
Today was the first business session
Of the local exchange since Friday. At
that time the last bid for gas was 77&
and the stock was offered at IS
On the call this noon the shares were
offered at 1872, and the best bid was
"A. but II was more than probable that
any large selling order could only
have been executed at a very material
concession. There was considerable
stock for sale, and the attendance of
members light.
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YSocs SongeSeel Points off
WALL STREET MARKET GOES UP.
FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF
UNION PACIFIC.

NEW YORK. July 27.-One Of the
features Of the trading today has been
the strength displayed in Union Pacific.
The stock closed last night at 1855
opened this morning at IS, and just
after noon sold up to 1888 Considerable
excitement prevailed during the rise.
which was due to concerted movement
70 force the stock up TO 200, when it
wash expected short selling would fol-
low and carry the stock higher But
II did not get above the high part men
toned, and has since Stacked off to Is
10 =, where il hangs without change
The general course of the market
apart from Union Pacific. is well illus
JTated by New York Central. which
opened at 1854. sold off in the
trading to 1855, and has since advanced
TO 1885,. Generally speaking, the mar
ket has advanced about one point on
the leading stocks, vita less active is
sues stout fractions above the opening
prices.
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Hoodoo WORKS Wonders.

Because she believed that an Indian
HOodoO" had been placed under her
doorstep SIS the reason assigned by VIII
liam Blanchard for Mary Grlssby, col
ored, returning a bracelet which ne had
lost il front Of the woman's house
According TO Blanchard testimony,
told In the police court this morning, he
was making a ring for the Grigsby
woman when he accidentally let a
bracelet fall out OF his bag He went
On his way and did not miss the brace
let until ne was some distance from the
GrIEsby WOmans house He returned
and asked her II she had found she
bracelet, but she denied having done so.
Blanchard told q neXt-dOOr neighbOr
that ne had placed an Indian hoodoo
under the Grigsby wOman's doorstep
and in g. Few days he recovered the
bracelet, but IL was damaged lie had
the Grigsby woman arrested and Jus
tice Thompson this morning fined
her s..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
BIG LEASE CLOSED
BY STORY & COBB
Seventh Street Business
Property Rented for Pc
Rod of Twenty Years.

One Of the biggest leases closed on
the local real estate market in some
time has been announced in the rental
Of the property, 52I-523 Seventh street
for a period OF twenty years for a con-
sIderation OF H5000O. story & Cobb
closed the deal
II IS understood the lessee is from
out OF town The property is improved
with hreproot store buildings. and a
5-cent theater, and has a total frontage
Of 100 feet The lease includes the
privilege Of purchase.
Nineteenth Street Home Sold.
One OF the row Of large four-story
dwellings on Nineteenth street. facing
the Government reservation immediate
lv south of Pennsylvania avenue. has
been sold by Edward Daniels to Julius
a Naedcl. The house. which is S08
Nineteenth street, has an attractive
handmade red brick front and contains
derstoOd that approximately 5000 was
paid for the property. The sale was ne
gotiated through the real estate offices
of Wiuige. Gibbs g. Daniel.
Buys House For Investment.
John J. AInahan has purchased as
an investment the two-story brick house
located at 1871 Fourth street northwest
The deal was made through the office
Of J. Il KOlb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
WASHINGTON GAS WAS VERY WEAK,
WITH NO BUYING MOVEMENT.
RAILWAY VERY FIRM.

The sensation OF the day does not
show on the face Of the record on the
local Stock Exchange. Nominally there
was big drop in Washington Gas. &C
tually there was not a transaction in it.
Evidences today were plain that the
market for the stock depended on one
buyer for It's support. That operator
was absent from tOday's session. The
last previous quotation was 77ss bid and
IS asked. The stock was freely offered
today at 751z and a bid y point lower
would have been filled in less time than
it takes to tell It. There was q bid of
"a or $50 below the last official Did.
Any large amount of stock would
probably have broken the market many
points additional There was lust an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
BOY STEALING RIDE;
RUN OVER BY WAGON
Five-Year-Old Boy Seriously In.
jured Driver Placed Under
Arrest.

Jumping from the rear step Of an
ice wagon. fve-ycar-Old John Weldon.
Of 1924 Thirtieth street northwest, was
run over by q heavy delivery wagon
in front OF his home this morning and
seriously injured. One Of the wheels
passed over his abdomen, and doctors
at the Georgetown University Hospital
where he was taken i'm an ambulance.
say that he was hurt internally
TIE boy had been playing with some
companions In ThiTtieth street and
was on his way home when an ice
wagon came along. He climbed on the
rear Ftep and rode as far as his home.
As he Jumped of he ran iu front of
a wagon belonging TO G. H. Hammond
a. Co, meat dealers, OF 63I b street
and driven by Benjamin Brooks. col
ored. The wheels passed over his body.
Brooks was locked up at the Sew
enth precinct station 10 await the out
come Of the boys injuries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27

Everything But Poultry and
Calves Goes Soaring
in Prices.

The "upIift" movement struck the
produce market this morning, and sum-
mer prices disappeared. Eggs, butter,
fruit. veg etables, and live stock felt
the effect Of 1t. Poultry. however, fur
nished a surprise by reco ding a re-
duction rather than an increase in
prices.
EIsin butter advanced another half
cent, making the maximum quotation
2SIs cents. Renovated also went up
a half cent In a few sales, eggs went
as high az y cents, but the general
/ market prices hung around 21-cent
basis on strictly fancy goods.
Calves were not affected by the up
ward movement Of quotations, but
lambs strengthened, bringing as high
as ~ cents on the best stock. Chick
ems dropped to a 19-20-cent basis.
Peaches became higher by . cents
On the maximum quotation. Cabbage
continued to bring high prices. Gull
tivated blackberries brought 10 cents,
but few berries of any kind were Of
fered for sale. Potato sales were
Eggs, Cheese and Butter.
Chesse-New York, flats. large. per h.,
l3aa15c; small. per H.. 15al5l2.
Eggs-Nearbys-Pe doz.. 19a21c.
Butter-Creamerv. fancy. 2sa2s1zc; reno
waited, 25i2c.
Poultry.
Live Poultry.-Chiekens. spring. per H., I9a
90 hens, 15a15izc; ROSTERS. Sc; young ducks
large, per h., 10allc; small per h., Gs9C;
geese, per To-, 6a10c; turkeys, TOMS per ID.
l5c; hens. per h.. l5c.
Dressed Poultry-Chickens, spring per
ID, 20a22c; ROSTERS, per h., 10ol2c: tur-
keys. undrawn, toms. per 10, l5al6c; hens.
per ID, 15a16e; ducks, large. per h. 1oa12C:
geese. per h.. 6a10c.
Fruits.
FruIts-Apples, new. = 5Oas 90; oranges.
California, per box. S2.5oa3.50; pineapples,
S2.00a3 co. cantaloupes, PEI crate, 81. coal IS;
peaches, per crate. 81 50a2 90; cherries. per
box. 1na15c; blackbeTTies. per quart, Sale;
wateTIlelons. 20aS0c apiece; grapes, per car
rier. SEQ.
Vegetables.
Vege, ables-New potatoes. per Dbl. S1.50a
bers. per basket, EGa75c; spring cab
bage. per bbI., 75c4SL25: squash, per crate,
50a55c; string bans, per Dbl, S2.00a2 50i
lettuce, per basket, 81. 000a1.50; beets, per
dcz. punches, 25a30c; rhubarb, per bunch,
haze radshes, per 100, 500; onions, per
hb--. $l.50a2. 90: poase. per Dbl. S3.50a4. 0oi
corn, per doZ., 10aZ5c; tomatoes, 50a75c5
green peppers, per bbl., SEQ
live Stock.
CaIves-Per H.. 6lsa7c; lambs, large.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
Buys House For Investment.
STRIKE NEARS END,
IS WlSE'S STATEMENT

PTTTsBURG. Pa, July o.. &C. A
Wise. chairman Of the strikers eXecu-
tive committee, this afternoon said
there was a meeting this morning be
tween the members of the strikers
executive committee and representatives
81 the Pressed Steel Car Company. and
that II also was very probable that the
strike would be ended on Friday
According TO Wise. the 1907 wage
scale Is entirely satisfactory 10 the
wOrkmen This scale was changed when
the panic started, about eighteen
months ago.
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indication that the big boom in Gas
has reached the beginning Of the end,
that the continued heavy liquidation in
vOlving as it has hundreds Of thousands
of dollars. has wearied the buying pool.
It may be that the accumulation viii
be cOntmued-but It certainly took rest
today.
Railway common was the active stock
of the list moving up from AIS 10 44l2,
where 800 shares were tTadeded IN TO Is.
at which point a sale of 1000 shares
was recorded. Traction shares were
stronger. though, but little better than
nominal. Stock might have been sold
at 1873.
Lanston strong at 4 advance, selling
at 1874
In the call of the bank shares, Com
meTcial sold at I74T, National Metro
pOlitan at 30 and American $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
TODAY'S SALES ON
WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

Washington Gas 4 per cent, 81 .0OG
lO2
Washington Railway and Electric
per cent, S1,00Od8SI2.
Capital Traction, 5d137K.
Washington Railway and Electric
Company 5d47lk. 50d47as. 50647sk, 50d
473s, 50Q4715, 50Q471s, 200G47lz. 1,O00t)4S.
Mergenthaler, 5a210Ik.
Lanstou. 1O0G159a, 100d1524.
Commercial National Bank. 10G1745s.
National Metropolitan Bank, sane, 10
0210
After Call
American National Bank. 10d1SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
ASKS INJUNCTION
AGAINST STRIKERS

WHEELING. ". Va. July zT.-The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, through
Attorney NJ. Russell, in the United
States circuit court here today, made
application to Judge Dayton for an In
junction to restrain striking machinlsts
all over their system from piCKeting
company property or otherwise interior
ing with nonunion WOrkmen.
The case viii be argued Thursday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were
issued today:
To Mrs. II. n. LauXman, for one
tw0-story brick dwelling, n Ninth
street. near Hamilton road. Architect
and builder, Charles A. Lohr. Estimat-
ed cost s.. 800
TO john Lynch, for two three-story
brick dwellings at 1924 and 1926 LanieT
place. Architects. Speiden < Speiden;
builder. John Lynch. Estimated cost,
$1,000
To Mary j. BroaduF, FOR one two
story brick dwelling. AZ 500 Barry place
northwest Architect, Roscoe Vaughn.
builder, c, 3. Braxton. Estimated cost,
Ess0a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
DOZEN ARE RESCUED

DENVER. July PA dozen p,sn.
women and children were rescued early
today from the DOTTenCe FOondng
house, at Fifteenth and WeltOn street q
In an unconscious condition, as the re-
suit Of a fire which started in the eel
lar of a butcher shop. All are expected
10 recover.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
BUILDING BIG COTTON MILL.

PLAINFIBLD, Conn. July 27.-Work
was started on the new cotton weave
shed at Taftville, which, when com
pleted, Will be one Of the largest in the
world. II will have room for 5000 looms
and will employ LOCO hands The cost
Of the building and machinery will be
nearly S500O00
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-27
GOSSIP FROM WALL STREET

Hartman & Co.-All the Rock Island
issues were again firm on the improve
ment in crop conditions, and the ex-
pectation that within a year Rock
Island preferred. ST. Louis and San
Francisco second preferred, and pos
sibly even the common stock Of the
latter road would enter the dividend
list. Wide circulation was given 10 q
bull tip on Chesapeake ard Ohio. and
the stock was made strong possibly
with a view to aCceEtuating the in
formation, No reason for a rise was
given, but that did not deter a few
Of the traders joining in with the
movement. II adv anced a point.
W. 3. Hibbs e Co.-What Durports TO
be a Morgan view Of the United states
Steel dividend which will be declared
after 3 o'clock this afternoon declares
the outlook at this time faVOrs action
by the directors along a middle course
VIZ: placing Of the common stock on a
per cent basis which would g,4rtly meet
the wishes Of those expecting an adj
vance and would satisfy tina cOnserva-
tive foreign and domestic interests who
deprecate attracting the attention or
Congress to the matter The latest de
velOpments therefore point TO this con-
summation although nothing but official
action will justify operators in taking A
stand It is said that a 3 per cent rate
would cause considerable "disappointed''
selling.